Several hundred mostly Kurdish demonstrators gathered for a rain-soaked but peaceful protest in front of the French Consulate in Istanbul on Friday.

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He swung by a Brooklyn bookstore that sells French books and comics, then met with prospective voters at the French consulate on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.

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In a motion presented to the court, he said police violated her rights by failing to notify the French consulate and failing to present her to investigative officials.

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The French authorities and the British Consulate in France have been informed.

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