PARIS: Cops Shoot Attacker At Notre Dame [VIDEO]

The Independent reports:

Police in Paris have asked members of the public to stay away from Notre Dame Cathedral during an ongoing incident. There were unconfirmed reports that a man had been shot after attempting to attack a police officer.

The man attacked an officer with a hammer before one of his colleagues opened fire and “neutralised” him, French media reported. David Rahul Métreau, a journalist who was outside the famed cathedral at the time, said crowds fled the square as gunshots rang out.

The suspected attacker was injured and there was no immediate confirmation of his condition. Tourists have been locked inside the famous cathedral as the operation continues.