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Rights groups accuse French police of brutality in pension protests

Criticism from human rights watchdogs mounted on Friday over the alleged brutality of French police in handling protests opposed to President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform.

French authorities arrested more than 450 people on Thursday in the most violent day of demonstrations since the start of the year against the bill to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.

Police officer may face dismissal for shooting dog in western Turkey

A deputy police commissioner may face dismissal over two separate investigations into his shooting of a dog with a firearm on June 19 outside a police station in the Aegean province of ?zmir. The investigations are ongoing, while the injured dog has been reported to be in good condition in an animal hospital.