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French police shoot dead an attacker with a screwdriver in Paris suburbs

June 19, 2024 admin

A French police officer in the northern suburbs of Paris opened fire and killed an attacker on June 19 who assaulted a cleaning worker with a screwdriver and also injured another police officer, police said. The cleaning worker suffered “several blows” with the screwdriver, but the extent of the injuries wasn’t immediately clear, police said….

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Schoolteacher Stabbed By Student In Classroom In France

May 27, 2024 admin

The suspect bought the knife last week, the prosecutor said. (Representational) An 18-year-old pupil was detained in western France on Monday after stabbing his English teacher in the face and fleeing, authorities said. The teacher from the town of Chemille-en-Anjou in western France “suffered a facial injury that is not life-threatening”, said a joint statement…

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French police fatally shoot a man suspected of planning to set fire to a synagogue

May 17, 2024 admin

A French police forensics member collects evidence after officers shot dead an armed man earlier who tried to set fire to the city’s synagogue in Rouen, France, on May 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters French police shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having…

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2 Schoolgirls Wounded In Knife Attack Close To Their School In France

April 18, 2024 admin

Both received superficial wounds, police said. (Representational) Souffelweyersheim, France: An assailant on Thursday wounded two girls aged 6 and 11 in a knife attack close to their school in the east of France and was later arrested, officials said. The 11-year-old was stabbed outside the school in the town of Souffelweyersheim, while the six-year-old was…

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