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| Police officer injured in shooting north of Paris, link with Orly incident possible | |
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| At least one police officer was injured in a shooting north of Paris, the French Interior Ministry said. The shooter has escaped. | At least one police officer was injured in a shooting north of Paris, the French Interior Ministry said. The shooter has escaped. |
| The early morning incident reportedly took place during a road check in the suburb of Stains. Three police officers were involved. | The early morning incident reportedly took place during a road check in the suburb of Stains. Three police officers were involved. |
| The car was pulled over for a routine ID check at around 7am local time, BFM TV reports. The driver showed his license and then pulled out a weapon and fired at the officers. | The car was pulled over for a routine ID check at around 7am local time, BFM TV reports. The driver showed his license and then pulled out a weapon and fired at the officers. |
| The police officer’s injuries are not life threatening. | The police officer’s injuries are not life threatening. |
| Authorities initially did not link it to the incident at Paris Orly Airport, where a man was shot dead after trying to seize a weapon from a soldier on duty. | Authorities initially did not link it to the incident at Paris Orly Airport, where a man was shot dead after trying to seize a weapon from a soldier on duty. |
| READ MORE: Man shot dead after trying to steal weapon from soldier at Paris Orly Airport | READ MORE: Man shot dead after trying to steal weapon from soldier at Paris Orly Airport |
| However, according to Info360 news outlet, the link is now being regarded as a possibility. The suspicious car was allegedly later found in Orly’s parking lot, while BFM and M6 television networks say it is the same individual. | However, according to Info360 news outlet, the link is now being regarded as a possibility. The suspicious car was allegedly later found in Orly’s parking lot, while BFM and M6 television networks say it is the same individual. |
| "This same man - a radicalized Muslim known to intelligence services and the justice system - then took a Famas [assault weapon] from a soldier at Orly's southern terminal ... before being shot dead by a soldier," a police source also told Reuters. |