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| Strasbourg shooting: at least one killed at Christmas market | |
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| A gunman was reportedly on the run at Strasbourg after shooting one person dead and injuring nine others. | |
| Police said the gunman had struck in different places around the city centre where the celebrated Christmas market, which attracts millions of tourists every year is taking place. | |
| Witnesses said the gunman had fired “several times” in several different places. | |
| The French interior ministry described it as a “serious public security incident”. | |
| The centre of Strasbourg when into lockdown as police asked residents to stay home and restaurants were ordered to close and not let customers leave. | |
| Strasbourg’s Christmas Market, which started in 1570, is one of France’s most popular seasonal events. | |
| The European Parliament is currently sitting in Strasbourg. MEPs were sent a message advising those dining in the city centre to “please stay inside and don’t go out”. | |
| “Decision has been taken, as a precautionary measure, to close the European Parliament building in Strasbourg. We ask you to stay calm and safe within EP premises,” it read. | |
| Several MEPs reported, in city centre restaurants reported hearing gunfire. | |
| Yorkshire and Humber MEP Richard Corbett tweeted that he was dining in the city “where shots (were) fired”. The restaurant was “not letting anyone in or out”, he added. | |
| The local prefecture tweeted that people should avoid the area near the city’s police headquarters. | The local prefecture tweeted that people should avoid the area near the city’s police headquarters. |
| Earlier the prefecture tweeted: “Incident happening in Strasbourg, do not relay false rumours.” | Earlier the prefecture tweeted: “Incident happening in Strasbourg, do not relay false rumours.” |
| France remains on high alert after suffering a wave of attacks commissioned or inspired by Islamic State militants in 2015 and 2016, which killed more than 200 people. | |
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