Attack on police highlights French suburb fears
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A policeman was in hospital with serious  head injuries on Wednesday after youths attacked him and a  colleague in an assault that renewed fears about violence and  crime in France's tinderbox suburbs.
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&quot;They stormed the villa with automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades. They had no chance,&quot; said a policeman. A company guard was killed in the attack.
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Nicolas Sarkozy's tough-guy image is damaged by rising crime in the Banlieue
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast: French armored vehicles took up positions outside the home of President Laurent Gbagbo on Monday after a weekend of violent clashes, and supporters feared an attempt to overthrow him, the presidential spokesman said.
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Police stepped up patrols today around foreign consulates and government offices in this volatile city, fearing a backlash after Pakistani forces killed a suspected top al-Qaida operative wanted for his alleged role in the 2002
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A policeman was in hospital with serious head injuries on Wednesday after youths attacked him and a colleague in an assault that renewed fears about violence and crime in France's tinderbox suburbs.
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With officers like these on the beat, we might feel safe. But they're not targeting the dangerous criminals now terrorising our streets. The simulated shoot-out was part of training to deal with biological or chemical terrorist threats.  (c) 2006 Daily Mirror.
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The operation sparked a public outcry after it was revealed that terrified children screamed and cowered as the squad stormed the nursery in a village in the south of France.
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BAGHDAD -- Insurgents attacked police yesterday in a region that has become one of Iraq's most dangerous, setting off an intense battle that lasted nearly two hours and left at least six policemen dead and 20 wounded, the US military said.
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French police were investigating a possible terrorist connection after 10 people were slightly injured in a pre-dawn bomb blast outside the Indonesian embassy in Paris.
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Recent battles between Lebanese police and Fatah al-Islam militants anger local residents.
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The French police arrested dozens of people suspected of shooting at the police and setting fires during three days of unrest.
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Police patrols are to be increased in a Dutch city where tensions are high after an Islamic school was bombed.
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The race to reach the UEFA Cup last 32 was overshadowed by the death of a French fan who died from gunshot wounds after a clash with police in Paris.
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City's police chief describes a province in the grip of militias brutal enough to behead women
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French police launched a major pre-dawn operation Monday north of Paris, targetting suspects believed to be behind attacks on police during riots last year, an AFP journalist said.
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The war on terror hit Europe yesterday when Dutch police stormed a house in The Hague where extremists had holed up for 15 hours, trading shots with cops and tossing a grenade that injured four officers.