FRANCE: French police end hostage drama at nursery school
Police arrested a sword-wielding teenager at an infant school in the eastern French city of Besançon on Monday after he had taken 20 schoolchildren and a teacher hostage. Read More
FRANCE: French police reopen three storage depots as fuel shortage looms
French police on Friday forcibly reopened three fuel storage depots that had been blocked by striking workers in a bid to reassure motorists that the country is not facing an acute gasoline shortage despite the shutdown of most French refineries. Read More
FRANCE: Police begin evictions as part of Sarkozy crackdown on Gypsies
French police moved in to evict residents of an illegal Gypsy camp in Saint-Etienne on Friday as part of President Nicolas Sarkozy’s crackdown on “travelling” peoples. Police sealed off the area to prevent access by journalists and rights groups. Read More
FRANCE: French police quiz L’Oréal heiress’s financial advisor again
Police have questioned L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt’s financial advisor Patrice de Maistre (pictured) for a second time over his role in a tax fraud scandal and allegations that he handled illegal campaign donations. Read More
FRANCE: Police raid home of L’Oreal heiress’s daughter
French police searched the home of L’Oreal billionaire Liliane Bettencourt’s estranged daughter Francoise Bettencourt-Meyers on Wednesday, as the investigations into tax evasion and corruption continues. Read More
FRANCE: Labour Minister and his wife face questions in Bettencourt probe
French police questioned the wife (pictured) of embattled Labour Minister Eric Woerth Wednesday over alleged tax evasion by her former employer, L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt. Woerth himself is also set to be questioned. Read More
FRANCE: Police come under gunfire again in riot-hit suburb of Grenoble
French police say the situation has calmed down in the outskirts of Grenoble, where weekend riots saw dozens of cars torched and gunshots fired at security forces in scenes reminiscent of the unrest that swept across the country’s suburbs in 2005. Read More
FRANCE: Police come under gunfire again in riot-hit suburb of Grenoble
French police said Sunday they had come under gunfire for a second successive night in a riot-hit suburb of Grenoble, only hours after French Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux (pictured) vowed to restore order “immediately”. Read More
FRANCE: Police arrest four as L’Oreal scandal escalates
French police have detained a financial advisor, lawyer, society photographer and island manager connected to France’s richest woman and L’Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, in the latest chapter in a scandal that has rocked French politics. Read More
FRANCE: Police detain photographer and financial advisor in L’Oreal scandal
French police detained two men for questioning Thursday over the scandal surrounding L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt. The two are Bettencourt’s friend, photographer Francois-Marie Banier, and her financial adviser, Patrice de Maistre. Read More