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Élodie Thomas case: Sergeant Taukoor questioned for a second day

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Mauritian police sergeant Gowtamsing Taukoor was questioned for a second day by the Independent Police Complaints Commission about the Camp-Levieux roadblock. The investigation concerns the shooting that injured Élodie Thomas in a minibus on 9 October, and questions about the circumstances of the shooting have not yet been addressed during this questioning, reports Defimedia.

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