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Added on the 17/04/2020 17:52:06 - Copyright : France 24 EN
As the French reach a week of confinement central locations such as the Place de la Concorde, usually swarming with locals and tourists alike, are nearly deserted. IMAGES
In Paris, police officers patrol the banks of the Seine to enforce restrictions on the fourth day of confinement to contain the coronavirus epidemic. IMAGES
Paris police are taking a softly-softly approach amid the coronavirus lockdown, which began at noon on Tuesday, offering advice during the "educational checks" on the population at Place de la Bastille. This approach is being initially taken in a bid to encourage people to stay at home. IMAGES
Less than two weeks before the opening of the Paris Olympics, a French soldier on patrol was stabbed and injured in the Gare de l'Est, a major Parisian railway station. The suspect, a 40-year-old man has been arrested and the soldier's prognosis "is not life-threatening", says Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin on X. IMAGES
Images from the headquarters of the Paris Judicial Police, in the 17th arrondissement, where the filmmakers Benoît Jacquot and Jacques Doillon, accused by Judith Godrèche and other women of sexual violence, have been held in custody since Monday at the premises of the Brigade for the Protection of Minors (BPM). IMAGES
Images of the scene of the crash of a tourist plane in Seine-et-Marne near Paris in which three people died. The plane crashed on the A4 motorway, without hitting any vehicles, AFP learnt from police sources and the Meaux public prosecutor's office. IMAGES