Russian police give puppy to France to replace Diesel, dog killed in assault on flat

RUSSIAN police dog handlers are to send to France a puppy to replace Diesel, the police dog killed in the assault on a flat in Saint-Denis.

He is called Dobrynia, and has been named after Dobrynya the invincible Russian knight who was uncle to Vladimir the Great.

The Russian police say that Dobrynia has been given to France as a sign of solidarity with the French people in their fight against terrorism.