France: three gendarmes killed, a fourth injured by a madman
The hamlet of Saint = Just, in Puy-de-Dôme, where three gendarmes were killed and a fourth wounded during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday.
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The gendarmes had been called in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday to help a woman who had found refuge on the roof of a house.
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Three gendarmes were killed and a fourth wounded by a madman in an isolated hamlet in central France, on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP), which quotes concordant sources.
Intra-family violence
Soldiers were fatally shot by a 48-year-old man as they tried to rescue a woman who took refuge on the roof of a house, near the village of Saint-Just, in the region from Clermont-Ferrand.
Shortly after midnight, two gendarmes, alerted for acts of violence against a spouse, were targeted by shots, after trying to approach the house where the threatened woman had taken refuge.
One of them died of his injuries while the second, injured in the thigh, was taken to hospital by firefighters.
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It is a gendarmerie operation which is part of a framework of intra-family violence which has experienced consequences still under development
", indicated the prefecture of Puy-de-Dôme.
GIGN on site
After setting fire to his house, the madman again fired on the gendarmes present in the vicinity of the house, causing two new victims among the soldiers, confirmed to AFP the Clermont-Ferrand prosecutor's office, which specifies that the woman was taken to safety.
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At least seven members (of the special forces) of the GIGN are there.
The greatest precautions are taken with regard to the dangerousness of the individual,
”a source close to the investigation told AFP.
The perpetrator of the fatal shots is said to be known for acts related to child custody issues.
(With AFP)
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