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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 was wounded in the chest while the officer has minor injuries, media report. Officials say this is a "terrorist incident". | |
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 in 2015. | |
On Tuesday afternoon, the suspect was shot by an officer after he attacked another policeman. Anti-terrorist prosecutors have opened an investigation. | |
Paris police said on Twitter that the situation was "under control". | |
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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