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Paris police hope to restore the city's image, after a riot burst out during a parade of PSG football fans on Monday night
15/05/2013 - France

Paris police boost efforts to ward off pickpockets

Paris police said on Wednesday that they would deploy more officers at the city’s main tourist attractions in an effort to cut back on pickpockets and other petty crimes against visitors.

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04/05/2013 - France

French prison suicide rate twice European average

France prison suicide is twice the European average, according to a new report by the Council of Europe.

02/05/2013 - France

French police search caves for family murder suspect Ligonnès

French police are searching caves in the southern Var region for the man who has been on the run for two years, after murdering his wife and four children in the western city of Nantes.

16/04/2013 - France

French interior minister admits lapses in gangster's jailbreak

A lapse in security was responsible for the escape of gangster Redoine Faïd from a jail in northern France at the weekend, French Interior Minister Manuel Valls declared on Tuesday, ...

15/04/2013 - France

Interpol issues warrant for French jailbreak gangster

Interpol has issued an international arrest warrant for French criminal Redoine Faïd after his escape from a northern French prison at the weekend.

14/04/2013 - France

Prisoner at large: Manhunt for French robber continues

Around 100 investigators were on a manhunt Sunday for robber Redoine Faïd, after he escaped the Sequedin prison in northern France on Saturday, using explosives and taking four hostages.

13/04/2013 - France

French robber makes dramatic prison break

A well-known robber broke out of a prison in the north of France on Saturday, using explosives and taking several prison guards hostage.

12/04/2013 - France

Paris police foil great Easter egg robbery

Three robbers were caught red-handed with a haul of 20 kilos of Easter eggs and 500 euros in cash by Paris police last weekend.

12/04/2013 - France - Australia

Australian woman's murderer loses appeal against 30-year sentence

A Frenchman of Brazilian origin on Thursday lost his appeal against a 30-year prison sentence for the murder of an Australian woman near Paris on New Year’s Eve12 years ago.

07/04/2013 - France - Pakistan

France charges Pakistan deportees with terror conspiracy

Two French citizens who were deported from Pakistan to France this week have been charged with conspiring to commit terrorist acts, judicial sources told news agencies.

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