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One person died in what is called a beheading in a Paris suburb, French police say. The suspect was shot by the police. Terrorist investigations have begun.
The course of events is unclear:
AFP reported shortly after 6.30 pm on Friday night that a man had been beheaded in a northwestern suburb of Paris. Police are said to have shot the suspect.
The course of events is unclear: Reuters reported for the first time that according to its sources in the police, a man was stabbed, not beheaded. Subsequently, they have reported that their sources in the police say that the man was beheaded. The man is dead, Reuters writes a few minutes later.
According to Reuters, French police say the person they attacked was shot dead, but the AFP news agency reports that he is seriously injured.
Close to the university
The news agency writes that the incident took place in the Parisian suburb of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine. French police write on Twitter that there is an incident in the area and ask people to stay away.
According to Le Parisien, the incident took place near a university and the victim is said to be a teacher. Police discovered a suspect holding a kitchen knife, who tried to flee, they write. According to Le Parisien, the man refused to put down his gun and then the police shot him.
France’s counterterrorism prosecution authority PNAT is investigating the incident, Reuters writes. A terrorist investigation has been launched, writes NTB / AFP.
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