Three police officers were hit and unfortunately one was killed.
initial reports said two officers were shot dead, a spokesman for the French
Interior Ministry said the second policeman had not
actually died of his wounds as initially reported.This is the third terrorist attack the city of Paris has endured in two years...
has been verified, according to the Associated Press. The attacker, who was shot by police, is thought to have been a 39 year-old from a Paris suburb; searches are underway for possible accomplices and evidence.
A witness of the shooting, who would only give his first name, Denis, told France 24 television by phone that people had sought refuge in his restaurant. Said, “They were scared. They didn’t know what to do, or when it would end, Some of them were in shock, others were crying.”
Mr. Hollande, who spoke from the Élysée Palace, offered an emotional tribute to the police, whom he said were the country’s first line of defense, and endeavored to reassure a nervous public. He said, “It has been the case for a number of months, and we will have absolute vigilance when it comes to the elections, “but everyone will understand that at this hour, my thoughts are with the family of the police who were killed and with those close to the wounded policeman.”
The incident took place on Thursday at Around 9 p.m. Paris time. Will this have an effect In the France's presidential election coming up in three day's time"?.
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