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A crowd of police officers and residents in Avignon, southeast France gathered in front of the Avignon police station to pay tribute to 36-year-old Brigadier Eric Masson, who was killed on Wednesday during a drug raid in the city centre. 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
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
A massive police operation against drug traffickers in a Brazilian favela has left 25 people dead, turning the impoverished Rio de Janeiro neighborhood into a battlefield and leading to criticism from rights groups. TO COMPLETE VIDI99F87H_EN