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.
Not exact matches
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.