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| Strasbourg shooting: Two dead, 10 wounded and gunman at large | |
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| Two people have been killed and 10 others wounded in a shooting in the eastern French city of Strasbourg, officials say. | |
| Police said the gunman had been identified and was being pursued. He had been injured in an exchange of gunfire with a soldier, they said. | |
| The shooting is said to have happened close to a Christmas market in one of the central squares, Place Kléber. | |
| France's counter terrorism prosecutor has opened an investigation. | |
| Confirming the death toll had risen to two, the French interior minister, who is on the way to the city, called it a "serious public security incident". | |
| Security officials have cordoned off the area around the Christmas market and trams have been stopped, according to reports. | |
| Residents in the Neudorf area and Etoile park, some 15 minutes away, have been urged to stay indoors. | |
| The motive for the attack is unclear. The Christmas market has been the target of threats from Islamist extremists in the past. | |
| Panic in the city centre | |
| Eyewitness Peter Fritz told the BBC he heard gunfire and found a person who had been shot, lying on a bridge. He said he tried to resuscitate him but the man died. | Eyewitness Peter Fritz told the BBC he heard gunfire and found a person who had been shot, lying on a bridge. He said he tried to resuscitate him but the man died. |
| Some unconfirmed reports said three people had died. | Some unconfirmed reports said three people had died. |
| Local journalist Bruno Poussard wrote on Twitter that there had been a dozen shots fired on his street in the city centre - one or two to begin with, then in bursts. | Local journalist Bruno Poussard wrote on Twitter that there had been a dozen shots fired on his street in the city centre - one or two to begin with, then in bursts. |
| Emmanuel Foulon, a press officer for the European Parliament, wrote that there was "panic" in the centre following the sound of gunfire and that police with guns were running through the streets. | Emmanuel Foulon, a press officer for the European Parliament, wrote that there was "panic" in the centre following the sound of gunfire and that police with guns were running through the streets. |
| Strasbourg deputy mayor Alain Fontanel tweeted: "Shooting in downtown Strasbourg. Thank you all for staying home while waiting for a clarification of the situation." | Strasbourg deputy mayor Alain Fontanel tweeted: "Shooting in downtown Strasbourg. Thank you all for staying home while waiting for a clarification of the situation." |
| A shopkeeper told BFM TV: "There were gun shots and people running everywhere. It lasted about 10 minutes." | A shopkeeper told BFM TV: "There were gun shots and people running everywhere. It lasted about 10 minutes." |
| The European Parliament, which has a base in Strasbourg, was sealed off with no-one able to leave or enter the building. | The European Parliament, which has a base in Strasbourg, was sealed off with no-one able to leave or enter the building. |
| British MEP Richard Corbett tweeted that he was in a restaurant in the city and the doors had been locked. | British MEP Richard Corbett tweeted that he was in a restaurant in the city and the doors had been locked. |
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