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Orly airport: Man killed after seizing soldier's gun Orly airport: Man killed after seizing soldier's gun
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A man has been shot dead after trying to seize a soldier's weapon at Orly airport in Paris, French officials say.A man has been shot dead after trying to seize a soldier's weapon at Orly airport in Paris, French officials say.
He was killed by the security forces in a shop after the attack in the airport's southern terminal. He was killed by the security forces after attacking a patrol in the airport's southern terminal.
The airport has been shut after what the authorities described as an extremely serious incident. The airport has now partially reopened after what the authorities described as an extremely serious incident.
The man was on a watch-list of radicalised individuals and had been involved in a shooting hours earlier in the north of Paris, officials say. The man, 39, was on a watch-list of radicalised individuals and had been involved in a shooting hours earlier in the north of Paris, police say.
He had a long criminal record including convictions for armed robbery, French media report.
The sequence of eventsThe sequence of events
Early on Saturday morning the suspect was stopped at a checkpoint in northern Paris and fired at police with a pellet gun before escaping in a car that was later found abandoned in the southern suburbs.Early on Saturday morning the suspect was stopped at a checkpoint in northern Paris and fired at police with a pellet gun before escaping in a car that was later found abandoned in the southern suburbs.
He is then believed to have stolen another car that was found at Orly airport. The timing of the sequence of events fits, says the BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris. He is then believed to have stolen another car at gunpoint from a woman which was later found at Orly airport.
At the airport 90 minutes later the man approached a military patrol and tried to seize a weapon from one of the soldiers, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said. At the airport 90 minutes later the man approached a military patrol.
He tried to seize a weapon from her "in an extremely violent attack", an army spokesman said.
She managed to keep hold of the gun, and two other soldiers opened fire on the attacker, killing him.She managed to keep hold of the gun, and two other soldiers opened fire on the attacker, killing him.
His motivation is not yet known. The attacker's motivation is not yet known. His father and brother have been taken into police custody - which is standard procedure in suspected terror attacks.
A security operation is continuing at the airport with bomb disposal experts involved and a search for any possible accomplices. A security operation has taken place at the airport with bomb disposal experts involved and a search for any possible accomplices.
Police say the attacker was not carrying any explosives. No-one else was seriously hurt in either incident.Police say the attacker was not carrying any explosives. No-one else was seriously hurt in either incident.
Travel disruptionTravel disruption
Orly - located 13km (8 miles) south of Paris - is the capital's second largest airport.Orly - located 13km (8 miles) south of Paris - is the capital's second largest airport.
Police have warned people to stay away from the security cordon and people intending to travel to the airport have been advised to make alternative arrangements as all flights in and out of the airport have been suspended. Scores of passengers were unable to disembark from aircraft that landed at Orly during the security operation. An estimated 3,000 passengers were evacuated.
Scores of passengers have been unable to disembark from aircraft that landed at Orly as the huge security operation takes place. An estimated 3,000 passengers were evacuated.
How the Orly airport attack is affecting travel arrangementsHow the Orly airport attack is affecting travel arrangements
Terrified witnessesTerrified witnesses
Witnesses said the airport was evacuated soon after the shooting.Witnesses said the airport was evacuated soon after the shooting.
"We were sitting in Hall Three when all of a sudden people started running and telling us to run with them," Ellie Guttetter, 18, from the US said."We were sitting in Hall Three when all of a sudden people started running and telling us to run with them," Ellie Guttetter, 18, from the US said.
"The people running were passengers and flight attendants. It was pretty chaotic and everyone was panicking - it was scary.""The people running were passengers and flight attendants. It was pretty chaotic and everyone was panicking - it was scary."
Another eyewitness, Meredith Dixon, described seeing panicked airline personnel, with no security or police personnel to usher people outside the airport complex.Another eyewitness, Meredith Dixon, described seeing panicked airline personnel, with no security or police personnel to usher people outside the airport complex.
"It was complete chaos," she told the BBC."It was complete chaos," she told the BBC.
"There were no alarms. No overhead announcements. No organised evacuation. People just began running. "There were no alarms. No overhead announcements. No organised evacuation. People just began running."
"In the meantime, passengers kept arriving at the airport. I am stunned that after the events in this country, and Paris in particular, the airport had no organised evacuation plan for what I would surmise is a high-value target."
Attack comes at a delicate timeAttack comes at a delicate time
The soldiers were part of Operation Sentinel - involving thousands of soldiers deployed to provide back-up to the police after the Paris attacks of November 2015. The soldiers were part of Operation Sentinel - involving thousands of soldiers deployed to provide back-up to the police after the Charlie Hebdo attack in January 2015 and the Paris attacks of November 2015.
France has presidential elections starting from next month and remains under a state of emergency following earlier attacks.France has presidential elections starting from next month and remains under a state of emergency following earlier attacks.
Presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to "the calm, control and professionalism'' of troops who responded to the attack.Presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to "the calm, control and professionalism'' of troops who responded to the attack.
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