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Eiffel Tower goes dark for Las Vegas victims

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

The Eiffel Tower went dark on Monday night in tribute to the victims of the attacks in Las Vegas and Marseille. At least 59 people were killed and hundreds wounded Sunday when a gunman opened fire on a concert in Las Vegas in the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history. Earlier Sunday, a man knifed two young women toRead more

Two women killed in France 'terror attack'

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

Two women were stabbed to death and their assailant shot dead by soldiers in the southern port city of Marseille on Sunday in what police sources described as a "likely terrorist act". Three police sources said the suspect had shouted "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest) as he carried out his attack at Marseille train station. No further details were immediatelyRead more

France opens anti-terror probe into Marseille knife attack

Paris - AFP

French anti-terror prosecutors said Sunday that they had opened an investigation into a knife attack at the main train station in Marseille which left at least two people dead. The prosecutor's office in Paris said in a statement that the probe would focus on "killings linked to a terrorist organisation" and the "attempted killing of a public official", two terror-relatedRead more

A man armed with a knife killed two people at the main train

Marseille - AFP

A man armed with a knife killed two people at the main train station in the southern French city of Marseille on Sunday before being shot by soldiers patrolling there, local officials said. "Two victims have been stabbed to death," local official Olivier de Mazieres told AFP. Local prosecutor Xavier Tarabeux said the knifeman had been shot by soldiers, whileRead more

Two dead in Marseille station knife attack

Marseille - AFP

Tourists attacked with acid at train station

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

A woman threw acid at four female American tourists at a train station in the French city of Marseille on Sunday, an attack police said they did not believe was terrorism-related. Two of the women, in their early twenties, were treated in hospital for burns to their faces, police said. The tourists were on their way from the southern cityRead more

One dead after car hits people at Marseille bus stop

Marseille - Emirates Voice

At least one person has died in Marseille after a car crashed into people waiting at two different bus stops in the southern French port on Monday, police sources told AFP, adding that the suspected driver had been arrested afterwards. Another person was left seriously injured. The police sources, who asked not to be identified, did not say whether theRead more

Wildfire prompts evacuation of 10,000 in France

Marseille - Emirates Voice

At least 10,000 people were evacuated overnight after a new wildfire was sparked in southern France, which is already battling massive forest fires, authorities said Wednesday. "The evacuations, at least 10,000, followed the progression of the fire. It's an area that doubles or triples its population in summer," said a fire service official of the blaze near Bormes-les-Mimosas.Read more

Froome wins fourth Tour de France title

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

Chris Froome put on a near-perfect performance to claim his fourth Tour de France and move within one title of cycling's greatest on Sunday as Team Sky tightened their grip on the classic race. The Briton suffered a few hiccups but was always in control over the three-week race thanks to his excellent team mates who sheltered him when itRead more