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BAE Systems: an innovative camouflage system
BAE Systems is a leading British defence contractor specialising in innovation, particularly in the defence sector and, in this instance, in the field of…
Orly: gunshots heard, airport evacuated
A shooting broke out on Saturday morning in the South Terminal at Orly. A man attempted to seize a soldier’s weapon, whereupon the soldier opened fire, according to a report from…
Eure: Firefighter assaulted during a fire
On Wednesday 15 March, a firefighter was assaulted whilst responding to a fire at a detached house in Saint-Pierre-du-Val. Firefighters from the Beuzeville station were called out to the incident by the…
Shooting at a secondary school in the Alpes-Maritimes
An armed man has forced his way into the Tocqueville General and Technical Secondary School in Grasse. According to initial reports, the headteacher and seven other people are believed to have been injured. The Système d’Alerte app and…
Bomb-laden envelope explodes in Paris
A letter bomb has exploded, injuring one person at the International Monetary Fund (IMF); 66 Avenue d’Iéna, Paris 16th arrondissement. François Hollande responded to the attack: “We are…
State of emergency extended until 14 July
SECURITY. The President of the Republic, François Hollande, stated during his visit to Hyères, in the Var, on Thursday morning that the state of emergency will remain in place until 14 July,…
Manche: Civil defence exercise near a nuclear power station
On Tuesday 14 March, a national civil protection exercise took place from 8.30 am until 4.30 pm in the vicinity of the Flamanville nuclear power station. The various emergency services were deployed…
Eure: Gusts arrive at Base 105
Since last week, two Rafale jets from the Operational Standby Force have arrived at Évreux Air Base 105. In the event of an alert from the National Air Operations Centre, a fighter jet…
Gard: Firefighter attacked by a sheep
At around 8.15 pm on Tuesday, the Gard fire brigade were called out to deal with a stray sheep in the streets of Tresques. The animal, which was trapped in an alleyway and frightened, threw itself into…
Finistère: Firefighters have a vehicle stolen
At around 4.20 am on Sunday morning, a Brest fire brigade vehicle was stolen whilst on an call-out. It is believed that an individual took advantage of the fact that there were no crew members around the vehicle, with the…
Haut-Rhin: three firefighters and two gendarmes injured in an explosion
On Thursday, a gas explosion occurred in Altkirch, in the Haut-Rhin department: three firefighters and two gendarmes were injured and taken to hospital, but, fortunately,…
Tarn: orange fire uniforms and yellow helmets for firefighters
PROTECTION. Following on from the fire and rescue centres in Albi and Carmaux, the firefighters at the Castres station have now also received their new firefighting uniforms. A…
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