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Added on the 06/03/2019 06:41:28 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
About 60 guards block access to a prison in northwest France where a 'radicalised' inmate had seriously wounded two of their colleagues in a knife attack. IMAGES
Prison guards gather outside the Condé-sur-Sarthe prison in Normandy to protest, a day after a "radicalised" Islamist prisoner seriously wounds two of their fellow employees with a knife. The assailant is later wounded during a police assault in which his wife was killed. IMAGES
French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti meets with prison guards' unions the day after two prison officers were killed in an attack on a prison van at a toll booth in Normandy. The unions are calling for "a drastic reduction in prison transport by promoting the use of videoconferencing by judges or their travel to prisons." IMAGES
A dense crowd takes part in a march in Conflans-Saint-Honorine to pay homage to Samuel Paty, assassinated on Friday near the school where he taught history and geography. IMAGES
French Justice Minister Nicole Belloubet says she is "extremely shocked" after the "cowardly, terrorist attack" in the high security prison of Condé-sur-Sarthe, in northwestern France. A prison inmate seriously wounded two guards in a knife attack described as a terrorist incident and was later detained in a police raid. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.