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French Prison Protests Following Deadly Ambush and Officer Deaths

French Prison Protests Following Deadly Ambush and Officer Deaths

Forensic officers at the site of the attack at a road toll in Incarville, northern France. Photograph: Alain Jocard/AFP/Getty Images

French prison officers staged protests across the country after gunmen shot and killed two officers, freeing a convict linked to drug-related crimes. The ambush occurred at a Normandy motorway toll. On Wednesday morning, prison officers blocked entrances and burned pallets and tires at various prisons. A minute’s silence was observed at 11 am to honor […]