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The recent riots in France, sparked by the deadly police shooting of a young man of North African descent, once more raised the question whether French police unfairly target ethnic minorities. While…

Decades of tensions with police boil over as 17-year-old boy is shot and killed at point-blank range

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France vows tougher punishment for those who attack police ELAINE GANLEY , Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 18 1of18French police officers carry a portrait of police officer Eric Masson, killed last week in an apparent drug-related incident. During a national homage in Avignon, southern France, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. It was the latest of several attacks targeting French police that have angered police unions and become a political issue ahead of regional elections in June and ...

France vows tougher punishment for those who attack police By ELAINE GANLEY May 11, 2021 GMT PARIS (AP) — “Dead or Alive.” The chilling words were scrawled on photos of three police officers in their uniforms posted last month on a wall in a Grenoble suburb, in southwest France. To French police, feeling endangered and disrespected, this is just one more sign of an upsurge in violence targeting them and making it harder to keep France safe. A police officer was shot to death last week on...

Drugs Linked to Swell in Violence Targeting French Police On 5/11/21 at 12:03 PM EDT Following yet another high-profile slaying of a French police officer, officials are pointing to drug trafficking as the primary culprit in the increase of anti-police violence, foreshadowing a possible crackdown on drug crime ahead. Officer Eric Masson, 36, was shot to death at Avignon police headquarters in southwest France on Sunday. The two main suspects had records linked to drugs, according to French law ...