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Paris police open fire on car following attempt to ram barricades at Tour de France Paris police hunt driver of car that tried to ram barricades at Tour de France
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Paris police have said officers opened fire on a car following an attempt to smash through the barricades at the finishing line of the Tour de France hours before the cyclists were due to arrive. Police in Paris are hunting for the driver of a car that attempted to ram through barricades at the finishing line of the Tour de France.
Police opened fire on the car after it attempted to drive through the barricades which were being set up for the final stage of the race in the Place de la Concorde at 8am on Sunday.
Luc Poignant, a spokesman for the SGP police union, said the two occupants of the car fled after coming under fire in the Place de la Concorde where cyclists make their final round to end the race.Luc Poignant, a spokesman for the SGP police union, said the two occupants of the car fled after coming under fire in the Place de la Concorde where cyclists make their final round to end the race.
Poignant said officers were setting up the barricades when the incident occured on Sunday morning and no police were hurt. Poignant said officers were setting up the barricades when the incident occurred on Sunday morning and no police were hurt.
One police officer told Reuters it was a "minor incident", not terrorism, and wasn't aimed at the Tour.
He said: "It's just a simple refusal to comply, as there are many every day."
The Tour's race director Thierry Gouvenou said the event will not be affected by the incident and cyclists would arrive as normal for the final lap of the three week race, according to ITV News.
Thousands gather in the Place and along the Champs Elysees to see the final leg of the Tour which ends on Sunday afternoon.Thousands gather in the Place and along the Champs Elysees to see the final leg of the Tour which ends on Sunday afternoon.
Additional reporting by AP Chris Froome is widely expected to be awarded the yellow jersey in the overall classification for the race which is due to go over the finish line at about 7pm local time. If he wins, he will be the first British man to win the Tour de France more than once.
More to follow Additional reporting by AP and Reuters