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Report: one killed in gunfight in France’s Toulon

Other News Materials 23 November 2015 16:42 (UTC +04:00)
A customs officer was killed and two police officers were wounded Nov. 23 during a gunfight in the Saint Jean du Var region of Toulon, near Marseille.
Report: one killed in gunfight in France’s Toulon

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A customs officer was killed and two police officers were wounded Nov. 23 during a gunfight in the Saint Jean du Var region of Toulon, near Marseille, the Mirror reported citing the French media.

The incident occurred when officers carried out a raid to target arms traffickers, according to the report.

The incident comes over a week after a series of terror attacks were perpetrated in Paris on Nov. 13.

Several terrorists opened fire in a restaurant in the 10th arrondissement in Paris, and three explosions occurred near the Stade de France, where President Francois Hollande was watching a friendly soccer match between France and Germany.

Another attack was carried out in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, where terrorists took hostages in Bataclan Theatre. The attacks killed 130 people.

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