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Paris's Notre-Dame: Attacker shot outside cathedral | Paris's Notre-Dame: Attacker shot outside cathedral |
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Police have shot a man who attacked an officer with a hammer outside the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris. | Police have shot a man who attacked an officer with a hammer outside the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris. |
The man shouted "this is for Syria" during the attack, the interior minister said. Prosecutors have opened a terrorism investigation. | The man shouted "this is for Syria" during the attack, the interior minister said. Prosecutors have opened a terrorism investigation. |
The officer suffered minor injuries. The suspect was wounded in the chest when another policeman opened fire. | The officer suffered minor injuries. The suspect was wounded in the chest when another policeman opened fire. |
Tourists fled for cover as the attack unfolded. Hundreds of people were in the cathedral at the time. | Tourists fled for cover as the attack unfolded. Hundreds of people were in the cathedral at the time. |
France is in a state of emergency since attacks by jihadists in Paris killed 130 people in 2015. | France is in a state of emergency since attacks by jihadists in Paris killed 130 people in 2015. |
It is part of the US-led international coalition against IS and has conducted air strikes against militants in Syria. | It is part of the US-led international coalition against IS and has conducted air strikes against militants in Syria. |
The assailant on Tuesday afternoon carried kitchen knives and the identity card of an Algerian student, French Interior Minister Gérard Collomb said. | The assailant on Tuesday afternoon carried kitchen knives and the identity card of an Algerian student, French Interior Minister Gérard Collomb said. |
The man, who was being treated in hospital, has not been named. | The man, who was being treated in hospital, has not been named. |
France, a favourite target - Hugh Schofield, BBC News, Paris | France, a favourite target - Hugh Schofield, BBC News, Paris |
The terrorist spotlight has swung to Britain, but no-one in France is under the illusion that the country is safe. Squads of soldiers with automatic weapons at the ready are a regular sight on the streets of Paris. France remains a favourite target for the propagandists of so-called Islamic State. | The terrorist spotlight has swung to Britain, but no-one in France is under the illusion that the country is safe. Squads of soldiers with automatic weapons at the ready are a regular sight on the streets of Paris. France remains a favourite target for the propagandists of so-called Islamic State. |
What intrigues is the similar character of four recent attacks in Paris: at the Louvre in February, where a man attacked a soldier with a machete; at Orly airport in March, where an attacker was killed after trying to take a gun from a soldier; on the Champs-Elysées last month, where a gunman killed a policeman before himself being killed; and now this. | What intrigues is the similar character of four recent attacks in Paris: at the Louvre in February, where a man attacked a soldier with a machete; at Orly airport in March, where an attacker was killed after trying to take a gun from a soldier; on the Champs-Elysées last month, where a gunman killed a policeman before himself being killed; and now this. |
Different from the recent UK atrocities - and the earlier French attacks in Paris and Nice - none of these recent French attacks was against random targets. They were all conducted by lone men. And they were all against clearly identified symbols of the state. | Different from the recent UK atrocities - and the earlier French attacks in Paris and Nice - none of these recent French attacks was against random targets. They were all conducted by lone men. And they were all against clearly identified symbols of the state. |
As police declared the situation "under control", hundreds of people were being allowed to leave the cathedral. | As police declared the situation "under control", hundreds of people were being allowed to leave the cathedral. |
Kellyn Gorman, an American tourist, said: "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." | Kellyn Gorman, an American tourist, said: "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." |
"It was very safe, very quickly contained." | "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. | 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. | The incident comes just three days after militants used a van and knives in an attack in London which left seven dead. |
Recent terror attacks in France | Recent terror attacks in France |