Paris, France- Police reportedly shot and injured a man as he tried to strike an officer with a hammer outside of the gothic cathedral Notre-Dame. Following the incident, Notre-Dame was locked down with approximately 900 visitors and worshipers inside. Police are working to gradually clear those still inside the cathedral. This incident is being investigated as a terrorist attack. AP reported the man yelled, “it’s for Syria” during the attack. Information about the attacker is not known at this time. More to follow
🔴 Parvis de #NotreDame Le public confiné lors de l'intervention va être progressivement autorisé à sortir après les vérifications d'usage
— Préfecture de Police (@prefpolice) June 6, 2017
Update: Here is video taken directly after the terrorist attack outside of Notre-Dame. At the beginning of the video, the man who claims to have been an Islamic State fighter is seen lying on the ground and the officer still has his gun drawn.
Video shows Paris police surrounding man after he attacked an officer with a hammer outside the Notre-Dame Cathedral https://t.co/LA7rriYEDM pic.twitter.com/BoolIWy09u
— CNN (@CNN) June 6, 2017
Featured image courtesy of Twitter/@Reconquista1970
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