2 policemen injured in French island shooting

IANS  |  Paris 

Two police officers were injured on Thursday in a shooting on the French island of Reunion by a suspected radical Islamist.

The suspect, who is believed to be in his 20s, shot at the policemen when they tried to arrest him, officials said.

It is immediately not known why the man was being arrested, Daily Mail reported.

French officials have launched a counter-terrorism investigation into the shooting.

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2 policemen injured in French island shooting

Two police officers were injured on Thursday in a shooting on the French island of Reunion by a suspected radical Islamist.

Two police officers were injured on Thursday in a shooting on the French island of Reunion by a suspected radical Islamist.

The suspect, who is believed to be in his 20s, shot at the policemen when they tried to arrest him, officials said.

It is immediately not known why the man was being arrested, Daily Mail reported.

French officials have launched a counter-terrorism investigation into the shooting.

--IANS

soni/dg

(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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