It’s for Syria’ Man attacks police outside Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral, 2,000 trapped
THOUSANDS of people are trapped inside the famous Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris after a man attacked police officers with a hammer.
By ALIX CULBERTSON
Express.co.uk
Tue, Jun 6, 2017
Police confirmed they are attending an incident at the cathedral and have warned the public to stay away.
Tourists and worshippers were seen at 4.30pm local time (3.30pm BST) running away from the scene in the centre of the French capital while those inside were on lock-down.
Police shot a man who attempted to attack multiple officers with a hammer outside the popular tourist destination visited by million every year.
As he attacked them, he is believed to have shouted: “It’s for Syria.”
Police confirmed they are attending an incident at the cathedral and have warned the public to stay away.
Tourists and worshippers were seen at 4.30pm local time (3.30pm BST) running away from the scene in the centre of the French capital while those inside were on lock-down.
Police shot a man who attempted to attack multiple officers with a hammer outside the popular tourist destination visited by million every year.
As he attacked them, he is believed to have shouted: “It’s for Syria.”
Counter terror officers have been called in to investigate the incident, they confirmed.
Paris Police’s SGP Unit confirmed one of their officers was “slightly wounded in the head by a hammer blow” and was taken to hospital.
The attacker is still alive and was being held on the ground by police after being shot in the thorax because he refused to stop.
He is now in hospital, police confirmed.
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