Two gendarmes shot and wounded near Chartres during intervention

Two gendarmes were shot and wounded in the legs on Saturday by an 82-year-old man described as a gunman near Chartres in Eure-et-Loir.

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An emergency intervention by authorities was needed to control the situation and arrest the shooter.

This incident highlights ongoing tensions between certain civilians and law enforcement in France.

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