The officer responded with two gunshots, which injured the assailant and dozens of other officers were quick to respond to the incident. Source: dailymail.co.uk
Police servicemen have shot and injured a man that attacked officers near Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. One officer was injured. The attacker was armed with a hammer and two knives, according to media reports.
French Interior Minister, Gerard Collomb, said that the man shouted “this is for Syria” during the incident. The minister added the attacker carried the identity card of an Algerian student and was acting alone.
Locked inside #notre dame cathedral in #paris while police investigate attack outside against a policeman. All calm pic.twitter.com/Z4B8wUzPTV
— Nancy Soderberg (@nancysoderberg) 6 June 2017
#France #Paris – The attacker, after being shot. (No idea of original poster, sorry. Pic was sent through DM.) pic.twitter.com/xROd4RDlun
— Terror Events (@TerrorEvents) 6 June 2017
