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  "id": 15770040,
  "title": "How are French police identifying looters? Social media is key",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/how-are-french-police-identifying-looters-social-media-is-key-15770040",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T16:17:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/world/2026-10-20-how-are-french-police-identifying-looters-social-media-is-key/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "France's police striving to identify and arrest looters who shattered shops in last weekend's unrest are relying on one tool to trigger their forensic follow-up: social media.",
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        "title": "French PM vows ‘massive’ police deployment for new demonstrations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/french-pm-vows-massive-police-deployment-for-new-demonstrations",
        "published": "2026-10-20T16:02:11.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "How are French police identifying looters? Social media is key",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/how-are-french-police-identifying-looters-social-media-is-key",
        "published": "2026-10-20T16:22:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "How French police are harnessing social media to identify looters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/how-french-police-are-harnessing-social-media-to-identify-looters",
        "published": "2026-10-20T16:50:49.000Z"
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