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France shooting

French soldiers and Municipal Police officers stand behind a cordon-off area near the Orthodox Church where an attacker armed with a sawn-off shotgun wounded an Orthodox priest in a shooting before fleeing, on October 31, 2020 in Lyon, said a police source. - The priest, who has Greek nationality, was closing his church when the attack happened and is now in a serious condition, said the source, who asked not to be named. (AFP)

Greek Orthodox priest shot outside French church, suspect arrested

France is already on edge after the killing of three people inside a church in Nice and the beheading of a teacher earlier this month

01 Nov 2020 3:56 PM

Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said the shooter had evaded a police dragnet and was on the run, raising concerns of a follow-up attack.(Representational Image)

France shooting: Gunman kills 3 people in Strasbourg Christmas market, flees

Some two hours after the attack, elite police cornered the suspect and shots were fired, a source close to the operation said.

12 Dec 2018 9:09 AM


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