French police win plaudits after high-risk Olympics

BELFAST: A week of racism-fuelled unrest in Northern Ireland, sparked by unrest in English cities, is proving harder to end amid fears that sectarian factions in the UK region are fueling violence.“They burned every single thing, nothing was left inside but ashes,” said Bashir, whose supermarket in Belfast was torched in attacks on foreign-owned shops … Read more

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PARIS: The vaulting ambitions of the Paris Olympics have made them risky and difficult to police, but French security forces have kept thousands of athletes and millions of fans safe – a “gold medal” according to Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin.The two-week sporting extravaganza, which ended on Sunday, led to a security operation unlike any other … Read more

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PARIS: The vaulting ambitions of the Paris Olympics have made them risky and difficult to police, but French security forces have kept thousands of athletes and millions of fans safe – a “gold medal” according to Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin.The two-week sporting extravaganza, which ended on Sunday, led to a security operation unlike any other … Read more