A 25-year-old woman threatened two police officers with a weapon in a street in Carpentras (Vaucluse), late Sunday afternoon.

According to

France Bleu Vaucluse

, she took a pellet gun out of her bag in full view of the officers before shouting "Allah Akbar".

She would also have threatened to "kill" them.

She suffers from psychiatric problems

The police, who pulled out their service weapons, were finally able to negotiate with the young woman to calm her down.

She was then taken to the police station without damage before being taken into custody.

The respondent, who suffers from psychiatric disorders, had taken narcotics.

She was placed in a psychiatric hospital after being interviewed.


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