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By Layli Foroudi VILLEPINTE, France (Reuters) - A police crackdown that aims to clear a poor suburb of petty crime and street vendors before the Paris 2024 Olympics is putting pressure on an overcrowded prison operating at almost double its capacit.
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Less than 500 metres separate the Stade de France the sparkling centrepiece of the Paris Olympics and the crumbling Francs-Moisins estate plagued by poverty and crime.
Less than 500 metres separate the Stade de France the sparkling centrepiece of the Paris Olympics and the crumbling Francs-Moisins estate plagued by poverty and crime.