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Paris's Notre-Dame: Attacker shot outside cathedral Paris's Notre-Dame: Attacker shot outside cathedral
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French police say they have shot a man outside the cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, after he tried to attack an officer using a hammer. A man has been shot by police outside the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris after he tried to attack an officer using a hammer, French police say.
The suspect has been wounded in the chest, French media report. The suspect was wounded in the chest while the officer has minor injuries, media report. Officials say this is a "terrorist incident".
The shots prompted panic among visitors. The area around the cathedral has been closed and people are being asked to stay away. Tourists fled for cover as the attack occurred. Hundreds of people were at the cathedral at the time.
France is in a state of emergency since attacks by jihadists in Paris left 130 people dead in 2015. France is in a state of emergency since attacks by jihadists in Paris in 2015.
The man attacked officers on duty at the Paris police headquarters, which is next to the cathedral, French media say. On Tuesday afternoon, the suspect was shot by an officer after he attacked another policeman. Anti-terrorist prosecutors have opened an investigation.
Eyewitnesses said tourists fled for cover. Paris police said on Twitter that the situation was "under control".
The attack comes just three days after extremists used a van and knives in an attack in London which left seven dead. The area around the cathedral has been sealed off.
"I was about to come inside [the cathedral] and heard the noise, the gunshots, turned around and saw the assailant on the ground where they had shot him," said Kellyn Gorman, an American tourist.
"It was very safe, very quickly contained."
Notre-Dame is one of the most visited tourist sites in Paris. Last year, police foiled an attack near the site.
The incident comes just three days after militants used a van and knives in an attack in London which left seven dead.
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