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December 13, 2019 A man who wielded a white weapon and threatened police officers was "neutralized" by the police in the district of La Défense west of Paris. This was announced by the police prefecture on Twitter. The man would have launched himself on the policemen shouting: "I will kill you".Theater of the episode the business district on the outskirts of Paris.
According to bfm-tv, the man was injured by the fire of the agents but is "conscious". The events took place around 10am this morning. Armed with a knife, the attacker aimed at the three agents who patrolled La Défense on foot. After the invitation to lay the weapon they opened fire by shooting five times.
The man, the sources specify to bfm-tv, "he told the agents to want to kill them". According to reports from police sources quoted by the TV France 3, he would have been injured in the leg.
On twitter the prefecture de police invited citizens to "avoid the sector".
Located in the north-west of Paris, the business district of La Défense is frequented every day by ranks of white-collar workers, known for the jungle of Manhattan-style skyscrapers and for the 'great arche' built by former president Francois Mitterrand on same perspective as the triumphal arch.
Together with the City of London it is among the main business districts of Europe and in the past it has already been targeted by foiled terrorist projects.