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  French police gun down armed man suspected of planning to set fire to synagogue

  World | May 17, 2024 13:00 IST

  The French interior ministry said the man was "neutralised" who was "clearly wanted" to set fire to the Jewish worship place. The regional unrest in the Middle East over the Israel-Hamas war has led to a rise in antisemitism in France.

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  France: Three people injured in stabbing attack at Paris railway station, attacker detained

  World | February 03, 2024 15:18 IST

  The incident took place at Paris' Gare de Lyon station, which serves domestic trains as well as those heading to Switzerland and Italy. Two of the victims suffered light wounds while the third person was more seriously injured but was out of danger.

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  France: Woman threatens to blow herself up and makes death threats in Paris, police open fire

  World | November 01, 2023 18:31 IST

  According to prosecutors and police, the woman was wearing an abaya, typically worn by Muslim women, and shouted "Allahu Akbar" on a suburban train in Paris. Police fired eight rounds at the woman and she is now hospitalised for emergency treatment.

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  French Police interrogates 8 year old for praising terrorists

  World | January 29, 2015 20:54 IST

  NICE: An eight year old boy in France was interrogated by police for allegedly praising terrorists in his school. “The child triggered confusion when he refused to participate in a minute's silence at his school

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  French police question eight-year-old for allegedly praising terrorists

  World | January 29, 2015 12:49 IST

  Nice, France: French police question eight-year-old over terrorism comments.Child expresses ‘radical ideas' and ‘solidarity' with Hebdo gunmen after refusing to take part in minute's silence in honour of victimsThe boy was questioned by French police

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  Paris Shooting: Bodies of terrorists lie unburied and unwanted

  World | January 16, 2015 11:47 IST

  Paris: The French police still have the bodies of three French gunmen killed in two standoffs last Friday. The government and the Paris prosecutor, who is in charge of the counterterrorism investigation, have not made

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  Charlie Hebdo attack: More British connection of terrorists tumble out

  World | January 14, 2015 11:15 IST

  New Delhi: Hayat Boumeddiene, world's most wanted woman, had told French police In 2010 that she had a sister living in Britain at that time.Hayat had made these  revelations when she was interrogated by French

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  French radio releases audio said to be of kosher supermarket attacker

  World | January 11, 2015 9:18 IST

  French radio RTL released an audio recording on Saturday, which is said to be of the attacker, Amedy Coulibaly, who seized hostages in a kosher supermarket in Paris.In the recording Coulibaly lashes out over Western

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  France terror: Female suspect may be in Syria

  World | January 11, 2015 7:42 IST

  Ankara: A woman wanted in connection with the terror attacks in France earlier this month, is believed to have entered Turkey earlier this month and is now, possibly, in Syria, media reported Saturday.Hayat Boumeddiene is

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  Paris: We are prepared to die as martyrs, Charlie Hebdo attackers tell French Police

  World | January 09, 2015 18:14 IST

  Dammartin-En-Goele (France):  Two brothers suspected in a newspaper terror attack were cornered inside a printing house northeast of Paris on Friday, taking a hostage and telling police they “want to die as martyrs,” a lawmaker

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  Paris:1 person killed and several injured in fresh gunfire, operation on to nab Charlie Hebdo attackers

  World | January 09, 2015 15:18 IST

  Paris: One person has died with several others injured in gunfire between cops and Charlie Hebdo shooting suspects during a car chase. The incident took place today when French police were hunting for two brothers

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  Charlie Hebdo shooting: 1 suspect surrenders, hunt on for remaining 2

  World | January 08, 2015 13:42 IST

  PARIS: One man sought in the deadly shooting at a French satirical paper has turned himself in, and police hunted Thursday for two heavily armed men with possible links to al-Qaida in the military-style, methodical

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  French police identify 3 suspects in attack that killed 12

  World | January 08, 2015 10:20 IST

  Paris: French police officials identified three men as suspects in a deadly attack against newspaper offices that has killed 12 people and shook the nation.Two officials named the suspects as Frenchmen Said Kouachi and Cherif

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  French Police End Sword-Wielding Teen Hostage Drama

  World | December 13, 2010 21:05 IST

  Besancon, France: French police on Monday freed five nursery school pupils and their teacher taken hostage by a suicidal sword-wielding teenager, official said. The 17-year-old armed with two swords burst into the kindergarten in the

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  French Police Reopens Probe Into Murder, Sex Orgies Involving Martina's Lesbian Friend

  Tennis | November 20, 2010 8:24 IST

  Tennis star Martina Navratilova  had declared herself to be 'cancer free' last month following a year-long battle with the disease, but she could be facing fresh problems, reports Daily Mail, London. Her friendship with 39-year-old