"I'm going to kill you!" Shouted a man armed with a knife, rushing on a patrol of police on the forecourt of La Défense, near Paris. The latter opened fire and shot dead their aggressor. This is the story of the fatal incident, which took place in this business district, Friday, December 13, according to police and union sources quoted by Reuters.
Seven shots were fired, two of which reached the man in the thorax and thigh, according to the union source. The man collapsed on the ground and could not be revived. He had no papers on him.
#LaDefense: current intervention of the police force.
A man threatening police officers with a stab was neutralized by police officers intervening.
Avoid the area.
The Paris police headquarters said on Twitter that a man armed with a knife had been "neutralized" in the area of La Défense. An intervention is underway, the prefecture called passersby to avoid the sector.
With AFP, Reuters
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