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A helmeted man shot several times Sunday evening on another man in front of a mosque in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, injuring his legs, we learned from concordant sources.

"A helmeted individual shot several times towards another individual whom he injured his legs" in front of the mosque on rue de Tanger in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, according to a police source, confirming information from the Parisian . "We are moving towards a settlement of accounts targeting a specific person, but not the place," said Agence France-Presse (AFP) a source familiar with the matter.

An investigation into "attempted murder" was opened and entrusted to the judicial police, said a judicial source. The accused is on the run, according to the police source.

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