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| Man shot dead after trying to steal weapon from soldier at Paris Orly Airport | |
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| French soldiers have shot dead a man at Paris Orly Airport after he tried to seize a weapon from one of them. An evacuation of the terminal was ordered after the incident. | French soldiers have shot dead a man at Paris Orly Airport after he tried to seize a weapon from one of them. An evacuation of the terminal was ordered after the incident. |
| The National Police have confirmed on Twitter that a special operation is underway and bomb disposal units have been sent to the site to make sure the attacker did not have a suicide vest. | |
| According to a preliminary report from BFM TV, an unidentified man tried to seize a firearm from a French soldier at the airport and shots were fired by the French military in the ensuing altercation. | According to a preliminary report from BFM TV, an unidentified man tried to seize a firearm from a French soldier at the airport and shots were fired by the French military in the ensuing altercation. |
| The Interior Ministry confirmed the man was shot dead after approaching a soldier. Aside from that, no other deaths or injuries are reported. | |
| “We confirm that the man, who tried to seize a weapon from a soldier, has been neutralized,” the national police also told RT, adding that it would not disclose any detail immediately. | “We confirm that the man, who tried to seize a weapon from a soldier, has been neutralized,” the national police also told RT, adding that it would not disclose any detail immediately. |
| It is not clear when the suspect died as some reports also stated he was apprehended. | It is not clear when the suspect died as some reports also stated he was apprehended. |
| The man is said to have acted alone. | |
| Some tweets also reported a hostage situation, but this was not confirmed. | Some tweets also reported a hostage situation, but this was not confirmed. |
| Around 3,000 people were evacuated from the terminal, according to local media. | |
| Flights have been suspended at both terminals of Paris Orly Airport due to the incident, with some inbound flights diverted to Charles de Gaulle Airport, Orly management said. | |
| It was reported earlier that passengers on arriving planes were being prevented from disembarking. | |
| Located 13 km south of Paris, Orly Airport was the French capital’s primary airline hub before the opening of Charles de Gaulle Airport, and continues to serve some 30 million passengers annually. | Located 13 km south of Paris, Orly Airport was the French capital’s primary airline hub before the opening of Charles de Gaulle Airport, and continues to serve some 30 million passengers annually. |
| It remains France’s busiest in terms of domestic flights. | It remains France’s busiest in terms of domestic flights. |
| The patrol involved in the Saturday incident is part of the Sentinel special force, which was installed throughout France in the wake of a string of deadly attacks by jihadists. The force has some 7,500 soldiers, roughly half of them deployed in the Paris region. | |
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| Last month a similar incident happened at the Louvre Museum, when an Egyptian man sustained a gunshot wound after attacking soldiers guarding the place. |