Macron hails courage of elite French gendarme killed in Guiana

An elite French gendarme was shot dead in France's overseas territory of French Guiana in South America while taking part in an operation against illegal gold mining, the French presidency said Saturday.

The member of the gendarmerie's GIGN, its elite tactical unit, was killed during the operation in Dorlin in the centre of the French territory, said a source close to the matter, asking not to be named.

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