As covered by globaltimes.cn, “The Chinese embassy in Paris said Sunday the hunt is continuing for thieves who robbed 23 Chinese tourists shortly after they touched down at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport outside the French capital on Wednesday…The 23 tourists, from East China’s Jiangsu Province, were robbed while dining at a restaurant near the airport. At least four thieves carried out the robbery, stealing passports, flight tickets and cash collectively held by the tour group’s guide, who was injured.” Read Article
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A group of Chinese tourists was robbed in Paris on Thursday, less than two hours after arriving. Two of the tourists in the group of more than 20 from Wuxi in Jiangsu province, and their tour guide, had their purses snatched by a group of people at around 7:30 pm after they left a Chinese […]
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As reported by independent.co.uk, “A young British tourist on a skiing holiday in the French Alps has been found frozen to death in a stream. The 26-year-old, who was named locally as Louis Robertson, from Glasgow, went missing during a night out in the resort of La Plagne on Wednesday night. Mr Robertson’s body was […]
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As covered by thelocal.fr, “A British man and his 12-year-old son were found dead on Sunday in the Mont-Blanc massif that spreads around Europe’s highest peak, rescuers said…Britain’s Foreign Office later named the pair as Peter and Charlie Saunders and issued a statement on behalf of the their family.” Read Article
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thelocal.fr reported………Concern over rampant gang violence in Marseille resurfaced on Wednesday after a daytime shooting witnessed by children left two 21-year-olds dead and another fighting for his life. Numerous shots were fired in an alley next to a supermarket and close to the entrance of a residential tower block in the rundown Bleuets estate at […]
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Corsica may be known as the ‘island of beauty’ but its violent crime wave reared its ugly head again on Sunday when a man was gunned down in a bar. It was the fifth deadly shooting on the island since the start of the year. The murder comes amid high tensions on the Mediterranean island […]
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Plane Services return to normal A total of 19 departments remained on orange alert for snow and ice on Wednesday morning, with temperatures falling to as low as -13°C in the north. Cross-Channel Eurostar services have resumed however. We will provide regular updates throughout the day. Read Article
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Three suspected Islamist militants arrested in southern France appeared to be planning an attack in the days ahead, the Paris prosecutor said on Monday, the anniversary of an al Qaeda-inspired shooting that rocked France. Police found weapons and explosives at the home of one of the suspects in the town of Marignane, near Marseille, and […]
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As covered by thelocal.fr, “Two men arrested in France this week on suspicion of wanting to carry out terrorist acts had bought explosives and were “ready to take action”, police sources revealed on Friday.A 20-year-old and 18-year-old were arrested by anti-terrorist police in the town of Marignane, near Marseille, in the Bouches-du-Rhone region on Thursday.” […]
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