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Seine-Saint-Denis

British  
/ sɛnsɛ̃dni /

noun

  1. a department of N central France, in Île-de-France region. Capital: Bobigny. Pop: 1 396 122 (2003 est). Area: 236 sq km (92 sq miles)

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She said four people arrested and charged so far over the theft that shocked France and the world were "clearly local people" living in Seine-Saint-Denis, an impoverished area just north of Paris.

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In Sunday's interview to franceinfo radio, Beccuau said the four arrested people - three men and a woman - "all live more or less in Seine-Saint-Denis".

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She was one of the five people arrested earlier this week in and around the French capital, including the suburb of Seine-Saint-Denis.

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The five detentions took place in and around Paris, particularly in Seine-Saint-Denis north of Paris.

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The five detentions took place in and around Paris, particularly in Seine-Saint-Denis, a region just outside the French capital.

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