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Added on the 27/12/2010 17:13:13 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Police officers and civilians ran for cover as sniper fire rained down around the Dallas city center on Thursday. Police announced that a fifth officer had died after being fatally shot by so-far unidentified assailants. Sniper rounds ripped through the Dallas night during a protest against the recent fatal police killings of African Americans Alton Sterling and Philandro Castile. The assailants were apparently targeting police - 11 officers were shot, 5 fatally.
Images of a crater caused by the roadside bomb that killed an Israeli police officer during a raid on the Jenin refugee camp. The early morning strike by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank city killed six Palestinians. IMAGES
France's Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne accuses Marine Le Pen and her far-righ party National Rally of "fuelling polemics" after Saturday's fatal knife attack in Paris, which has put the executive under pressure in the face of the jihadist threat. SOUNDBITE
Several hundred demonstrators gather in Nanterre, near Paris, to protest the release from jail of a police officer who is accused of killing a teenager named Nahel on June 27. The officer remains charged with murder as criminal justice proceedings continue. The rally was called by the teen's mother. IMAGES
Several thousand demonstrators gather in Paris to protest against 'systemic racism' and 'police brutality', while around 30,000 people are expected in several French cities. The demonstrations have been led for over a month by the radical left and other organisations, and are being closely monitored by a large security force. IMAGES
An officer who was jailed for violence during the riots in Marseille, in the wake of the death of teenager Nahel at the hands of police, and whose arrest has sparked tensions in the city of Marseille, has asked for his hearing to be held behind closed doors. The investigating chamber has rejected his request. IMAGES