Police in Paris say they are attending an incident at Notre Dame Cathedral and warn public to stay away, reported Sky News on Tuesday.
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Police defused a man who tried to attack near the cathedral of Notre Dame, passed on Tuesday, local media reported. The attacker was wounded.
According to French television, a man attacked a police officer near the cathedral and the back opened fire. According to BFM TV, the attacker tried to hit a policeman with a hammer.
Subsequently, to the scene arrived more police squads. Quarter on whose territory the incident occurred, cordoned off. The police checked was whether the attacker accomplice.
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Police in Paris are responding to an incident at Notre-Dame Cathedral Tuesday afternoon where an individual reportedly attacked an officer with a hammer.
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Paris police said a “number of police” are at the square in front of the cathedral. They urged people to avoid the area.
Initial reports said a person allegedly assaulted an officer with a hammer, BMFTV said. The officer fired his gun, striking the attacker.
People on social media reported that they were “trapped” in the cathedral for an incident outside.
