Paris Shooting Leaves Policeman Dead Three Days Before Election
- Ministry says the police were cleary the target of the attack
- France has been under a state of emergency since November 2015
Paris Gunman Kills Policeman Three Days Before Election
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Paris’s best-known avenue, the Champs Elysees, was shut after a police officer was killed and two others injured in a shooting late Thursday that the government is treating as a terrorist attack.
The assailant was shot dead. The Islamic State is claiming responsibility for the attack, its news agency Amaq said. It identified the attacker as Abu Yussuf al-Baljiki, suggesting he’s from Belgium -- details not confirmed by the French authorities.