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Two persons killed, 4 injured in Paris shooting

By ANI | Updated: December 23, 2022 23:20 IST

Two persons were killed and four others injured in a shooting incident in Paris, French broadcaster BFMTV reported on ...

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Two persons were killed and four others injured in a shooting incident in Paris, French broadcaster BFMTV reported on Friday.

The broadcaster said that a man in his 60s who opened fire on a street in the 10th arrondissement of the French capital has been apprehended.

"An investigation has been opened into the counts of murder, intentional homicide and aggravated violence," the Paris prosecutor's office told BFMTV. "A 69-year-old man was arrested and taken into custody," said the prosecution.

Paris police said that an intervention is underway in the 10th arrondissement of Paris.

"Paris10 rue d'Enghien, police intervention in progress. A person arrested. Avoid the area and let the emergency services intervene," Paris Police Prefecture tweeted.

( With inputs from ANI )

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