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British bobbies (and their bomb dogs) on the beat in Paris
When an unattended rucksack was spotted in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower last week, police sprang into action to evacuate the area. Yet among the officers tackling the potential bomb threat — which turned out to be a false alarm — were not just armed …