gendarme

Example Sentences

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“They come to destroy, to injure and to kill police officers and gendarmes,” the minister said Monday when discussing the policing, according to The Associated Press.

From Washington Times

Vatican gendarmes removed the three protesters and they were processed at an Italian police station.

From Seattle Times

One of the catalysts for January's coup in Burkina Faso was a brazen raid in which jihadists killed 57 gendarmes at camp in Inata, in the north of the country.

From BBC

Finally, as the sun sank and passenger traffic dwindled, as the gendarmes began eyeing us suspiciously, I gave in and hauled our suitcases to a nearby Ibis, which was part of a mid-range hotel chain.

From Salon

Unidentified assailants first attacked a military police post in Seytenga, a department of Seno province, on Thursday evening, killing 11 gendarmes, the army said on Friday.

From Reuters