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Added on the 09/05/2021 16:27:46 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
French police on Thursday release a photo of policeman Eric Masson, shot dead late Wednesday afternoon in Avignon during a drug raid. IMAGES
Police stand guard at the scene after a French police officer was killed during an anti-drug operation in Avignon. IMAGES
France pays a national tribute to Brigadier Eric Masson, a police officer killed in Avignon during a drugs raid. Among the attendees are Prime Minister Jean Castex and ministers Gérald Darmanin and Eric Dupond-Moretti. IMAGES
Dozens of people and police union members gather outside a police station in Avignon to remember an officer killed in anti-drug operation. The 36-year-old officer and father of two was shot and killed Wednesday evening while investigating a gathering at the spot. IMAGES
The two main suspects in the killing of a police officer last week in southern France, aged 19 and 20, have already been convicted "several times" for violence and drug offences, says the prosecutor during a press conference. SOUNDBITE