Sentences with phrase «gendarmes took»

The shy northern sun had already set by teatime when three of the Tsar's gendarmes took up positions at the gates of the Smolny Institute for Noble Girls.

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Col. Patrick Touron of the gendarme service said DNA samples have been taken from objects provided by victims» families, such as combs or toothbrushes, that could help identify them.
The demonstration took place in Douala, where Cameroonian police and gendarmes employed teargas and water cannons to disperse the demonstrators, estimated to have been approximately 1,000 strong.
Gendarme Lieutenant Colonel Arnaud Beltrame, 45, was shot in the supermarket in the town of Trèbes on Friday after taking the place of a female hostage.
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