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| Paris Orly airport shooting: Man shot dead by French police after seizing gun from soldier | Paris Orly airport shooting: Man shot dead by French police after seizing gun from soldier |
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| A man has been shot dead after seizing a soldier's gun at Paris Orly airport, sparking an evacuation and severe flight disruption. | A man has been shot dead after seizing a soldier's gun at Paris Orly airport, sparking an evacuation and severe flight disruption. |
| French media reports said the suspect made the attempt at the airport's south terminal after targeting a counter-terror patrol. | French media reports said the suspect made the attempt at the airport's south terminal after targeting a counter-terror patrol. |
| He stole the weapon and fled into a nearby shop before being killed, a spokesperson for the interior ministry said. | He stole the weapon and fled into a nearby shop before being killed, a spokesperson for the interior ministry said. |
| "The man succeeded in seizing the weapon of a soldier," Pierre-Henry Brandet added. "He was quickly neutralised by the security forces." | "The man succeeded in seizing the weapon of a soldier," Pierre-Henry Brandet added. "He was quickly neutralised by the security forces." |
| The attempted attack triggered a red alert sent locally via the French government's Saip terror warning system. | |
| No one else was injured in the incident at 8.30am local time (7.30am GMT), which came little over an hour after shots were fired at police by an unknown gunman in a northern Paris suburb. | No one else was injured in the incident at 8.30am local time (7.30am GMT), which came little over an hour after shots were fired at police by an unknown gunman in a northern Paris suburb. |
| A police source told Reuters the same man, described as a radicalised Muslim known to security services, carried out both attacks. | |
| “A police road check took place in Stains (northern Paris) this morning at 7am. It turned bad and the individual shot at the officers before fleeing,” he added. | |
| “This same man - a radicalised Muslim known to intelligence services and the justice system - then took a Famas (assault weapon) from a soldier at Orly's southern terminal ..before being shot dead by a soldier.” | |
| "We were waiting in line to check in for a flight to Tel Aviv when we heard three or four gunshots nearby," 54-year-old Franck Lecam told AFP. | "We were waiting in line to check in for a flight to Tel Aviv when we heard three or four gunshots nearby," 54-year-old Franck Lecam told AFP. |
| "There were police, emergency services, soldiers running in all directions. | "There were police, emergency services, soldiers running in all directions. |
| "One of the security officials told us it happened near gates 37-38, for Turkish Airlines flights." | "One of the security officials told us it happened near gates 37-38, for Turkish Airlines flights." |
| The airport was evacuated as security operations continued, with France's national police urging people not to cross the security perimeter. | The airport was evacuated as security operations continued, with France's national police urging people not to cross the security perimeter. |
| Bomb squads and armed police were sent into the building to sweep for explosives. | |
| A notice was posted on the Paris airports authority website urging passengers not to travel to Orly, with diversions and delays expected. | A notice was posted on the Paris airports authority website urging passengers not to travel to Orly, with diversions and delays expected. |
| Air traffic was suspended at Orly airport's south and west terminals as operations continued. | Air traffic was suspended at Orly airport's south and west terminals as operations continued. |
| Traffic jams were also reported in the area, with police urging people not to drive towards the airport amid road closures. | Traffic jams were also reported in the area, with police urging people not to drive towards the airport amid road closures. |
| Investigators were probing a possible link to shots fired at police officers in the northern Paris suburb of Stains at 7.15am local time (6.15am GMT), Le Parisien reported. | |
| Gunshots were fired towards a checkpoint from a person in a Renault Clio, which was later abandoned for another car that was found at Orly airport. | Gunshots were fired towards a checkpoint from a person in a Renault Clio, which was later abandoned for another car that was found at Orly airport. |
| BFMTV said sources indicated both shootings were part of the same attack, but there was no official confirmation. | |
| The soldier was part of Operation Sentinel - a security initiative seeing troops deployed in combat uniforms around high profile sites including the Eiffel Tower since the Charlie Hebdo massacre. | The soldier was part of Operation Sentinel - a security initiative seeing troops deployed in combat uniforms around high profile sites including the Eiffel Tower since the Charlie Hebdo massacre. |
| France remains on high alert following a string of terror attacks directed and inspired by Isis, which has directed its followers to carry out opportunistic attacks on security forces and civilians in Europe. | France remains on high alert following a string of terror attacks directed and inspired by Isis, which has directed its followers to carry out opportunistic attacks on security forces and civilians in Europe. |
| A parcel bomb believed to have been sent by Greek anarchists exploded at the International Monetary Fund's offices in Paris on Thursday, on the same day a student opened fire at a school in Grasse. | A parcel bomb believed to have been sent by Greek anarchists exploded at the International Monetary Fund's offices in Paris on Thursday, on the same day a student opened fire at a school in Grasse. |