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Shooting in France: Three reported dead at Roma camp Roye shooting: Three reported dead at traveller camp in France
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A shooting at a Roma commune in northern France has reportedly left three people dead and four seriously injured. A shooting at a traveller commune in northern France has reportedly left three people dead -including a child - and four seriously injured.
A man, a woman and a child were killed in the attack at 4:30pm local time in the Roye community, some 68 miles from Paris, Le Courrier Picard reported. Two police officers were among those injured in the shooting near an Intermarche supermarket, according to France 3 Picardie. A man, a woman and a child were killed in the attack at 4:30pm local time at a traveller camp in Roye, Somme, some 68 miles from Paris, Le Courrier Picard reported.
The suspected shooter, a second child and two police officers are thought to be among those injured in the shooting near an Intermarche supermarket.
The injured have been rushed to the University Hospital of Amiens, where those waiting for patients have been asked to leave so more victims can be quickly sent into the building, France 3 Picardie has reported.The injured have been rushed to the University Hospital of Amiens, where those waiting for patients have been asked to leave so more victims can be quickly sent into the building, France 3 Picardie has reported.
Footage from the area appears to show a police helicopter scouting the scene.Footage from the area appears to show a police helicopter scouting the scene.
Police and firemen are attending the scene where they are attempting to pinpoint the motive behind the shooting.Police and firemen are attending the scene where they are attempting to pinpoint the motive behind the shooting.
A police source told The Telegraph that the shooting is understood to be "criminal matter", and not linked to terrorism.
The incident comes days after a suspected terror attack was foiled on a high-speed train heading for Paris.
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