Police officer killed, another wounded in Paris shooting

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Police officer killed, another wounded in Paris shooting

Paris - Police authorities called on the public to avoid the area.

By Reuters

Published: Fri 21 Apr 2017, 11:33 PM

One policeman was killed and another wounded in a shooting incident in central Paris on Thursday night, a police source said.
The person who fired on police on the Champs-Elysees, one of the world's most prestigious boulevards, has been killed, the source said.
Police authorities called on the public to avoid the area.
A Reuters reporter saw a helicopter flying low over central Paris, apparently part of a follow-up police operation.

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