The person who deserves most sympathy is the French astronomer Guillaume Le Gentil.

最值得同情的人是法国天文学家吉尧姆·勒根蒂尔。

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Fleeing on a French warship crossing the Indian Ocean, Le Gentil saw a wonderful transit, but the ship's pitching and rolling ruled out any attempt at making accurate observations.

勒让蒂乘坐一艘法国军舰横穿印度洋逃亡时看到了一次壮观的凌日现象，但船剧烈摇晃，使任何准确观测的尝试都以失败告终。

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Hundreds of residents are reported fleeing port Gentil.

据报道，已有数百名居民逃离让蒂尔港。

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Prisoners in Port Gentil were broken out of jail and demonstrators attacked facilitiesof the French oil firm Total.

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Interior Minister Jean-Francois Ndongou told French state radio that two people killed overnight in Port Gentil were looters shot by a home owner.

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Expatriate staff and their families have now been evacuated to the capital,Libreville, where Total says they will remain until it is safe to return to Port Gentil.

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Mr Gentil is the most prominent of the three judges conducting the investigation.

BBC: Sarkozy Bettencourt: Lead judge receives death threat

Blank cartridges were included in the letter sent to Jean-Michel Gentil in Bordeaux, which also threatened those close to him and other magistrates.

BBC: Sarkozy Bettencourt: Lead judge receives death threat

Judge Jean-Michel Gentil questioned the former French leader in November for 12 hours concerning evidence given by Bettencourt's former accountant, Claire Thibout, BFM-TV reported.

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