ATTACK IN PARIS: Cop wounded in hammer assault, suspect shot near famed cathedral

[Teh One Who Knocks]

FOX News and The Associated Press


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A man with a hammer attacked a police officer in front of Nortre Dame Cathedral in Paris Tuesday afternoon, causing officials to shut down the area, Paris police confirmed to Fox News.

Paris police said a "number of police" are at the square in front of the cathedral. They urged people to avoid the area.

The officer defended himself from the attacker by firing two shots. The attacker is on the ground, police said. It's unclear if he is dead or wounded.

Officers cleared the area near Nortre Dame Cathedral. On social media, people reported that they were "trapped" in the cathedral for an incident outside.

Large numbers of police cars filled the area on the Ile de Cite island in the River Seine in the center of Paris. The city is under high security after a string of Islamic extremist attacks in recent years.

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French police say they have shot a man outside the cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, after he tried to attack an officer using a hammer.
The suspect has been wounded in the chest, French media report.
The shots prompted panic among visitors. The area around the cathedral has been closed and people are being asked to stay away.
France is in a state of emergency since attacks by jihadists in Paris left 130 people dead in 2015.
The man attacked officers on duty at the Paris police headquarters, which is next to the cathedral, French media say.
Eyewitnesses said tourists fled for cover.
The attack comes just three days after extremists used a van and knives in an attack in London which left seven dead.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40178183

[Teh One Who Knocks]

http://www.tehfalloutshelter.com/showthread.php?90361-ATTACK-IN-PARIS-Cop-wounded-in-hammer-assault-suspect-shot-near-famed-cathedral

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GG officer :ok:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

By Katherine Lam - FOX News


A man with a hammer cried "This is for Syria" before bashing a police officer in the head outside Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris Tuesday, a top official revealed, as a terror investigation was under way.

The hammer-wielding man also had two kitchen knives and "other unsophisticated weapons" with him before charging toward officers patrolling the esplanade in front of the cathedral, French Interior Minister Gerard Comb said. The wounded officer fired at the unnamed suspect twice, injuring the attacker who was later hospitalized, French police confirmed to Fox News. The specific conditions of both men were unclear.

The suspect had been threatening several policemen and passersby at the time, according to Comb. Just before 5:30 p.m. local time, the operation was over.

Paris prosecutors have opened a counterterrorism investigation.

Paris has been under high security after a string of Islamic extremist attacks in recent years. In February, a man attacked soldiers outside a shopping mall near the Louvre. He was heard yelling "Allahu Akbar" before soldiers shot and injured him. Another attacker opened fire on a police van on Paris' Champs Elysees in April, killing one and seriously wounding two others. Police shot and killed the attacker in that situation.

Paris police intially wrote on Twitter around 4:30 p.m. local time that there was a "number of police" in the area and urged people to avoid the world-famous cathedral as the incident unfolded. The French U.S. embassy alerted American citizens to "avoid the area and follow advice of authorities" following the incident.

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo tweeted that she saluted the police officers' "courage."

Witnesses described a dramatic police operation in the tourist-filled area. Lawrence Langner, a 73-year-old American visiting the neighborhood just across the Seine River from the cathedral, told The Associated Press that he suddenly heard a commotion and two detonations like gunshots.

On social media, people reported that they were "trapped" in the cathedral for an incident outside. One person in the cathedral said officers instructed them to "raise their hands." French police later said they would be letting visitors out after conducting security checks.

Large numbers of police cars filled the area on the Ile de Cite island in the River Seine in the center of Paris.

Manuel Valls, the former prime minister of France, wrote on Twitter he "extended [his] full support to the police assaulted."

[PorkChopSandwiches]

When is everyone going to agree we have a problem

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i was at notre dame 1.5 weeks ago :shock:

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When is everyone going to agree we have a problem

YOU have a problem, you bigot. :x