Two guards collapse beside Macron during official welcoming ceremony
Verified: 4 outlets in 4 countries have reported this story since Nov 12, 1 of them from France.
Two French soldiers collapsed while standing guard at the Élysée Palace as President Emmanuel Macron prepared to welcome his Slovak counterpart, Peter Pellegrini, in Paris.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
1 outlet from France, where the story is: Euronews · how we count
- Nov 12, 5:37 AM UTCFirst reportFrench guard collapses as Macron rushes to helpaljazeera.com ↗
- Nov 12, 11:50 AM UTC+6 h· you’re reading thisTwo guards collapse beside Macron during official welcoming ceremonyeuronews.com ↗
- Severity rose to medium
- Nov 12, 12:20 PM UTC+7 hTwo French guards collapse as Macron welcomes Slovak presidentpunchng.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 12:20 PM UTC · +7 h
- Nov 12, 12:26 PM UTC+7 hTwo French guards collapse outside Elysee Palace as Emmanuel Macron welcomes Slovak presidentgulfnews.com ↗
[Claude] Both reports describe the same Élysée Palace welcome of Slovak President Pellegrini, where a French guard collapsed; Report 2 says one guard and Report 1 and 3 say two, but the counts are not strictly
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1h agoTwo guards collapse beside Macron during official welcoming ceremony Two French soldiers collapsed while standing guard at the Élysée Palace as President Emmanuel Macron prepared to welcome his Slovak counterpart, Peter Pellegrini, in Paris.
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