Thursday at noon attacked a man several cops at the police headquarters, the Préfecture de Police, which is located in the centre of Paris.
Four police officers – a woman and three men – as well as the offender has lost the life after knivangrebet.
the Perpetrator, who himself was employed at the headquarters, killed supposedly two of the victims in two different offices, a third victim on a staircase and the fourth in the building’s courtyard.
It was in this farm, he was shot and killed by a police officer who was seriously wounded.
An interpreter by the name of Emery Siamandi was present at the headquarters during the attack.
People were running around and there was weeping everywhere. I heard a shot and thought that it had to be within, say Emery Siamandi to the AFP.
– Seconds after I saw several police officers cry. They were in a panic.
another eyewitness, who was in the headquarters ‘ yard, has to Le Parisien also told that the police ‘running around in panic’.
– I was surprised when I heard the shots, of the headquarters is not a place where you usually hear this kind of thing, ” says the witness.
– at First I thought that it was a suicide, because there are many of such some of the time.
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the Attack occurred at about 13 hours on Thursday in the police headquarters, which is located close to Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. There is a massive police presence in the area, and passersby are asked to stay away. Photo: Martin Bureau/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix
Le Parisien also spoke with another eyewitness.
I heard a shot, and shortly after I saw policewomen, crying, telling the witness.
– I thought: ‘This must be serious’. The police were in a panic. There were many who wept.
It remains to be seen what the motive behind the attack was.
the chief Prosecutor Remy Heitz in the Paris, informs on Thursday afternoon, to angrebsmandens home will be examined, and to antiterrorjurister follows the investigation closely.
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