Man shot dead at Paris Orly airport after taking soldier's gun
PARIS:Security forces at Paris' Orly airport today shot dead a man who took a weapon from a soldier, the interior ministry said, adding that nobody was hurt in the incident.
Witnesses said the airport was evacuated following the shooting at around 8:30am (0730 GMT).
"A man took a weapon from a soldier then hid in a shop in the airport before being shot dead by security forces," an interior ministry spokesman told AFP.
He said no one was wounded in the incident.
Interior Minister Bruno Le Roux is due to visit the facility, which is in Paris' southern outskirts, the spokesman added.
However there is no official confirmation about the news of gunfire at the airport south of Paris.
Last month, a man wielding machete lunged at soldiers at Paris's Louvre museum before being shot.
Witnesses said the airport was evacuated following the shooting at around 8:30am (0730 GMT).
"A man took a weapon from a soldier then hid in a shop in the airport before being shot dead by security forces," an interior ministry spokesman told AFP.
He said no one was wounded in the incident.
Interior Minister Bruno Le Roux is due to visit the facility, which is in Paris' southern outskirts, the spokesman added.
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However there is no official confirmation about the news of gunfire at the airport south of Paris.
Last month, a man wielding machete lunged at soldiers at Paris's Louvre museum before being shot.
