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Three French police officers shot dead responding to a domestic violence call

Reuters | Wednesday, 23 December 2020


Three police officers have been shot dead in an incident in central France, and a fourth officer wounded, the country’s national police force confirmed on Wednesday.

The news was earlier reported by AFP in a post on Twitter.

The police officers were responding to a call over domestic violence and were shot by a 48-year-old man as they attempted to rescue a woman, according to the report.