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Police shoot & injure attacker near Notre Dame in Paris (WATCH LIVE) Police shoot & injure attacker ‘armed with hammer’ near Notre Dame in Paris (WATCH LIVE)
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An attacker has been shot and injured by an officer near Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, police says. The attacker was armed with a hammer, according to reports. Police have shot and injured an attacker near Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, officials say. The attacker was reportedly armed with a hammer.
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Footage posted online by RT en Francais reporter Jonathan Moadab showed police and an ambulance near the scene, and an officer standing with a gun in his hand. Footage posted online by RT en Francais reporter Jonathan Moadab showed armed police and an ambulance near the scene.
Paris police have tweeted that an "intervention" is taking place in the square in front of the cathedral, and have asked people to avoid the area. Paris police initially tweeted that an "intervention" was taking place in the square in front of the cathedral, and have asked people to avoid the area.
Police have confirmed the officer was injured in the attack, Reuters reported. Police have confirmed an officer was injured in the attack, Reuters reported.
Witnesses cited by The Telegraph said they saw a man lying on the ground at the scene. The attacker threatened passersby before assaulting the officer, according to BFM TV.
A photo posted on Twitter showed cathedral guests raising their hands, reportedly at the instruction of police.  The regional secretary of the police union Alliance told the media outlet, that the officer was hit in the head with the hammer, prompting police to fire at the attacker.
Notre Dame Cathedral is one of the most visited tourist sites in Paris, attracting an estimated 13.6 million visitors a year. Police said on Twitter that the attacker has been "neutralized" and taken to hospital.
French counterterrorism authorities have opened an investigation into the incident, according to the French Prosecutor’s Office.
Witnesses cited by the Telegraph said they saw a man lying on the ground at the scene.
A photo posted on Twitter showed cathedral visitors raising their hands, reportedly at the instruction of police. 
Notre Dame Cathedral is one of the most popular tourist sites in Paris, attracting an estimated 13.6 million visitors a year.
France has been under a state of emergency since November 2015, when terrorist attacks left 130 people dead in Paris.France has been under a state of emergency since November 2015, when terrorist attacks left 130 people dead in Paris.