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Four dead in shootout in Roma camp in France | |
(35 minutes later) | |
Four people have been killed in a shootout at a Roma camp in north-eastern France, police say. | |
Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve told reporters those killed "in cold blood" included a six-month-old baby, a man and a woman. | |
Reports said a police officer died from his wounds shortly after the incident. Another policeman were injured. | |
The violence took place in the northern town of Roye, about 110km (68 miles) north of Paris. | |
It is unclear what provoked the incident. | |
Witnesses told the AFP news agency that a fight broke out in the camp and one of the men involved began shooting when police arrived at the scene. | |
The gunman was said to be in a serious condition after being shot by police. | |
The local Courrier Picard newspaper reported that security forces had sealed off the area. | |
President Francois Hollande and Prime Minister Manuel Valls expressed shock over the incident. | |
"My thoughts are with the families, with the victims and the policeman killed in the service of France," Mr Valls tweeted (in French). | |
In a statement, Mr Hollande hailed the "courage and commitment" of the police officers who responded to the incident. |