Firefighters Attacked with Shotgun Near Marseille, France
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A firefighter was hurt near Marseille, France.
Someone shot him with a shotgun.
This happened during a fire. Police say the fire was deliberate. This means someone started it on purpose.
The suspect is a person police think did the crime. Police already knew this person before.
The firefighter was hurt but is alive.
Many firefighters in France were angry about the attack.
On Monday, firefighters met outside fire stations all over France.
This is called a gathering. People come together for a reason.
The firefighters wanted to show support for their hurt friend.
Support means you help someone or show you care.
Fire stations are called casernes in French.
This attack made people in France very worried.
Firefighters often help people in danger.
This time, a firefighter himself was in danger.
Police are still looking for more information about the attack.
Vocabulary15 words
- firefighter
- a person whose job is to stop fires
- shotgun
- a kind of gun
- deliberate
- done on purpose, not by accident
- suspect
- a person police think may have done a crime
- gathering
- a group of people meeting together
- support
- help or kindness you give to someone
- casernes
- the French word for fire stations
- injured
- hurt
- authorities
- people with power, like police
- attack
- when someone tries to hurt another person
- fire station
- a building where firefighters work
- France
- a country in Europe
- Marseille
- a big city in France
- police
- people who keep us safe and stop crime
- hurt
- feeling pain from an injury
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1. A shotgun 2. Near Marseille 3. They gathered at fire stations
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A _____ was hurt near Marseille, France.
Someone shot him with a _____.
This happened during a fire. Police say the fire was _____.
The _____ is a person police think did the crime.
The firefighter was hurt but is _____.
On Monday, firefighters met outside _____ all over France.
This is called a _____. People come together for a reason.
The firefighters wanted to show _____ for their hurt friend.
Fire stations are called _____ in French.
This attack made people in France very _____.
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