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Rustyeye77

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Sat May 12, 2018, 05:29 PM May 2018

Paris attacker 'shouting Allahu akbar' shot dead by police after stabbing victims in street [View all]

Source: INDEPENTANT ,UK

Police have shot a man who launched a knife attack in Paris dead after he killed at least one person and injured four others.

A witness told The Independent the assailant was shouting "Allahu akbar" and trying to get into restaurants as diners barricaded the doors.

"First one we thought it was two guys fighting," said Fiona, who was having dinner in Kintaro restaurant and did not want her second name published.

"People that were queuing outside ran into the restaurant screaming, so everyone panicked and threw themselves on the floor."


Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/paris-knife-attack-latest-stab-victims-police-shooting-opera-district-france-french-a8348976.html

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