Police shoot man who attacked officer outside Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral

Police have shot and injured a man who attacked an officer with a hammer outside Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

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Paris police confirmed an officer was injured in the attack, and warned the public to stay away.

🔴Parvis de #NotreDame Intervention en cours des effectifs de police, évitez le secteur

— Préfecture de Police (@prefpolice) June 6, 2017

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.

https://twitter.com/mch2k/status/872098176664260608

Notre Dame Cathedral is one of the most visited tourist sites in Paris, attracting an estimated 13.6 million visitors a year.