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2 French Cops Killed, Prisoner Escapes After Gunmen Attack Prison Van
Gunmen attacked a prison van at a motorway toll in northern France on Tuesday, killing at least two prison officers and freeing a convict who had been jailed last week.
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Seals Are Being Killed In Northern France, And No One Knows Why
Since January, at least three seals have been found dead on the Cote d'Opale, a burst of shore near the Netherlands. An animal conservation group is offering about $12,000 to anyone with information about the killings.
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Hostages in Northern French Town Safe, No Link to Paris Attacks
Armed men who took hostages on Tuesday in the northern French town of Roubaix appeared to have no link to the November 13 attacks by Islamist militants in Paris but were probably planning a robbery, police sources said on Tuesday.
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Eurostar Service Delayed After Train Crashes Into Wild Boar
Eurostar traffic between London and Paris was disrupted Wednesday night after a train hit a wild boar in northern France, the company said.
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Train Shooting Suspect Known to Intel Services, of Moroccan Origin: Police Source
The man suspected of opening fire Friday on board an Amsterdam-Paris train, injuring two passengers, is from Morocco or of Moroccan origin and is known to French intelligence services, said a police source.
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UK Police Head to France to Counter Migrant Traffickers
British police officers will be deployed to the French port of Calais to combat gangs smuggling migrants across the Channel, the Home Office said Thursday.
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6 Injured When Roof Sheared Off Bus in Northern France
Six passengers were seriously injured early Sunday in a spectacular accident in northern France when the top of a bus was shorn off while trying to pass under a low bridge.
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Body of Teenage Migrant Found on Train in Britain
The body of a teenage migrant was found on a train that arrived in Britain from France on Thursday, police and a spokeswoman for the cross-Channel rail operator Eurotunnel said.
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Young Woman Killed by 'Celebratory' Gunfire at French Wedding
A young woman died after being shot in the head while attending a wedding in northern France on Saturday, sources close to the investigation said.
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Eiffel Tower Shrouded in Smog as Paris Pollution Spikes
The Eiffel Tower disappeared behind a brown smog on Wednesday as Paris and much of northern France suffered a spike in pollution.
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Ex-Lover Kills Three at New Year Party in France: Police
A man shot dead his former lover and two other people at a family New Year party in northern France before turning the gun on himself in an apparent crime of passion, police said Thursday.
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Two Shot Dead by Motorist in French Town
A Frenchman in his 70s and his 40-year-old daughter were shot and killed on Monday when a driver opened fire on their car in northern France, official sources said.
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Father Beats Infant, Posts Photos on Facebook 'For Fun'
A French father who posted a photo of his one-month-old infant showing injuries on Facebook "for fun" has been booked on abuse charges.
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2 French Cops Killed, Prisoner Escapes After Gunmen Attack Prison Van
Gunmen attacked a prison van at a motorway toll in northern France on Tuesday, killing at least two prison officers and freeing a convict who had been jailed last week.
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Seals Are Being Killed In Northern France, And No One Knows Why
Since January, at least three seals have been found dead on the Cote d'Opale, a burst of shore near the Netherlands. An animal conservation group is offering about $12,000 to anyone with information about the killings.
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Hostages in Northern French Town Safe, No Link to Paris Attacks
Armed men who took hostages on Tuesday in the northern French town of Roubaix appeared to have no link to the November 13 attacks by Islamist militants in Paris but were probably planning a robbery, police sources said on Tuesday.
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Eurostar Service Delayed After Train Crashes Into Wild Boar
Eurostar traffic between London and Paris was disrupted Wednesday night after a train hit a wild boar in northern France, the company said.
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Train Shooting Suspect Known to Intel Services, of Moroccan Origin: Police Source
The man suspected of opening fire Friday on board an Amsterdam-Paris train, injuring two passengers, is from Morocco or of Moroccan origin and is known to French intelligence services, said a police source.
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UK Police Head to France to Counter Migrant Traffickers
British police officers will be deployed to the French port of Calais to combat gangs smuggling migrants across the Channel, the Home Office said Thursday.
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6 Injured When Roof Sheared Off Bus in Northern France
Six passengers were seriously injured early Sunday in a spectacular accident in northern France when the top of a bus was shorn off while trying to pass under a low bridge.
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Body of Teenage Migrant Found on Train in Britain
The body of a teenage migrant was found on a train that arrived in Britain from France on Thursday, police and a spokeswoman for the cross-Channel rail operator Eurotunnel said.
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Young Woman Killed by 'Celebratory' Gunfire at French Wedding
A young woman died after being shot in the head while attending a wedding in northern France on Saturday, sources close to the investigation said.
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Eiffel Tower Shrouded in Smog as Paris Pollution Spikes
The Eiffel Tower disappeared behind a brown smog on Wednesday as Paris and much of northern France suffered a spike in pollution.
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Ex-Lover Kills Three at New Year Party in France: Police
A man shot dead his former lover and two other people at a family New Year party in northern France before turning the gun on himself in an apparent crime of passion, police said Thursday.
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Two Shot Dead by Motorist in French Town
A Frenchman in his 70s and his 40-year-old daughter were shot and killed on Monday when a driver opened fire on their car in northern France, official sources said.
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Father Beats Infant, Posts Photos on Facebook 'For Fun'
A French father who posted a photo of his one-month-old infant showing injuries on Facebook "for fun" has been booked on abuse charges.
