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Paris shooting: Female police officer dies following assault rifle attack morning after Charlie Hebdo killings | Paris shooting: Female police officer dies following assault rifle attack morning after Charlie Hebdo killings |
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A female police officer has reportedly died of her injuries after she and a colleague were shot in southern Paris this morning, less than 24 hours after the gun attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. | |
Two men with assault rifles shot at the two local police officers after their car was involved in a road accident. One of the gunmen was reported to have been arrested. The other fled. | |
A convoy of heavily armed counter-terrorism police arrived at the scene of the shooting shortly before 11am local time, suggesting the incident was still ongoing. | |
Around 30 balaclava-clad officers from the specialist Raid force arrived in five vehicles, including an armoured lorry. | |
Police sources at the scene said the shooter in the incident which left one female police officer dead had fled on foot, suggesting he may still be nearby. | |
The Raid team seemed to be focusing on a cafe on Avenue Pierre Brosdolette where the shooting took place. | |
Earlier, police union officials said the suspect in the shooting, which has not been formally linked to the Charlie Hebdo attack, had been armed with a pistol and a semi-automatic rifle. | |
Emmanuel Cravello, of the Alliance police union, said: “It seems the assailant stopped the vehicle in which he was travelling and opened fire, fatally wounding a female officer. He was armed with a pistol and an automatic weapon. He then fled the scene, apparently leaving the car.” | |
The vehicle was a white Renault Clio, the same type as that taken by the Charlie Hebdo attackers. | |
The car believed to belong to the gunman has reportedly been found by police around two-and-a-half miles from the scene. | |
Police said that it was too early to say whether the incident was connected with the assault on the offices of Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday which killed 12 people. | Police said that it was too early to say whether the incident was connected with the assault on the offices of Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday which killed 12 people. |
Eye-witnesses said that one of the gunmen was of "African appearance" suggesting that he was not one of the two Franco-Algerian brothers sought for the Charlie Hebdo killings. Another witness said that he was dressed in black and wearing a bullet-proof vest. | Eye-witnesses said that one of the gunmen was of "African appearance" suggesting that he was not one of the two Franco-Algerian brothers sought for the Charlie Hebdo killings. Another witness said that he was dressed in black and wearing a bullet-proof vest. |
The French interior minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, speaking at the scene, said it was unclear whether the two incidents were linked. He appealed for “calm and restraint”. | The French interior minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, speaking at the scene, said it was unclear whether the two incidents were linked. He appealed for “calm and restraint”. |
Overnight, there were disturbing reports of apparent revenge attacks on Muslim targets in several parts of France. None of the attacks caused deaths or injuries. | |
At Villefranch-sur Saone in eastern France, a makeshift explosive device was detomated outside a kebab restaurant close to a mosque. Local police decined to make a direct lin with the Charlie Hebdo attack. | |
Two shots were fired at a Muslim prayer hall at Port la Nouvells in Aude in southern France. In Caromb, near Avignon, shots were fired at a parked car belonging to a family of North African origin. | Two shots were fired at a Muslim prayer hall at Port la Nouvells in Aude in southern France. In Caromb, near Avignon, shots were fired at a parked car belonging to a family of North African origin. |