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Paris celebrates WWII liberation anniversary

The 70th anniversary of the capital's liberation from German occupation highlighted the best and worst of the actions of Paris police officers.

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France on Tuesday honoured the role Paris police played in freeing the city from Nazi Germany 70 years ago this week. But despite their heroics, World War II also holds one of the darkest chapters in the history of the French capital’s police force, reports FRANCE 24.

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