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Paris France: Anti-Government Protests Intensified

Alissa J. Rubin

Dec. 1, 2018 New York Times

PARIS — A third week of anti-government protests intensified in violence on Saturday, as demonstrators burned cars, smashed windows and confronted riot police firing tear gas in the heart of Paris in the most serious crisis of President Emmanuel Macron’s administration.

The ‘‘Yellow Vest’’ protests — spurred by a hike in the gasoline tax, and named for the roadside safety vests worn by the demonstrators — Read Article

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Marseille France: Two women stabbed to death train station, terror attack

metro.uk.co / A knifeman has been shot by police after stabbing two women to death in a suspected terror attack outside a train station in Marseille. Soldiers killed the suspect after he unleashed the attack while shouting ‘Allah Akbar’ outside Saint-Charles station this afternoon, according to reports. The station was evacuated amid a ‘major incident’ […]

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Marseille, France: Four U.S. Students victims of acid attack at train station

Marseille, France,  (CBSNewYork/CBS News/AP) — Four young American women — all of them students from Boston College — were attacked with acid Sunday at a train station in the French city of Marseille. French authorities so far do not think extremist views motivated the 41-year-old woman who was arrested as the alleged assailant, the local […]

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Paris France: Two American Tourists targeted in jewelry heist

thelocal.fr reported – The Americans were targeted by robbers in an underground car park at the plush Place Vendôme, reports say. The theft took place on Thursday, March 9th at around 8pm, reported Le Parisien newspaper. According to reports the Americans were in possession of a large quantity of jewels and diamonds and were approached […]

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France: Anti-terror police patrolling Alpine Ski Villages

dailymail.co.uk / French anti-terror police patrol Alpine ski villages and airports amid fears of a jihadist attack on resorts popular with British tourists Police seen patrolling Chambery Airport, a hub used by thousands of ski tourists Anti-terror officers have also been spotted in night spots in French ski resorts It comes with France still on […]

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French Alps: British Climber Dies in Horrific Mountain Climbing Accident

July 2016 A former Royal Marine who left the military this year and had just last month got engaged to be married has died in a horrific climbing accident in the French Alps. Duncan Potts, 28, who lived in Coldridge in Devon, was on the way down after a climb in the Dent du Géant […]

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France: British National Missing after going for a walk while on vacation

telegraph..co.uk reported…Armstrong, 68, is dealing with an unimaginable tragedy. Three months ago, while the couple were at their holiday home in southern France, Wood disappeared without a trace. On the morning of Aug 2, the 61-year-old telecoms engineer set off to walk part of the mountain route between the village of Marie in Alpes-Maritimes and […]

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ISIS encourages Jihadists to use random knife attacks to commit assasinations

pjmedia.com reported a new magazine issued by the Islamic State advises lone jihadists to get over any squeamishness about using knives and embrace sharp objects as “widely available” weapons of jihad in nighttime stabbing campaigns. A footnote in the article states that ISIS won’t be using the term “lone wolf,” but “just terror operations” — […]

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Paris France turning into a migrant camp (Video)_

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Marseille France: Vehicle with gas canisters located outside synagogue

timesofisrael.com reported a car containing gas canisters was found Saturday outside a synagogue in the southern port city of Marseille, French media reported. Police initially feared the vehicle found Saturday morning outside the Bar Yohaye Jewish Community Center and synagogue in Marseille’s 4th Arrondissement, east of the Saint-Charles railways station, was booby-trapped.Read Article

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