Paris, woman shouts "Allah Akbar": police shoot
Moments of terror at the Bibliothèque François-Mitterrand station, the woman threatened to blow herself upFear this morning at the Bibliothèque François-Mitterrand station in Paris, where the police opened fire on a woman. According to initial information, the woman, who was completely veiled, shouted "Allah Akbar" ("God is the greatest") and threatened to blow herself up. According to a source, "the police fired because they feared for their safety."
The woman was injured in the abdomen and taken to hospital. He would have a reserved prognosis.
According to Bfmtv, the main news network in France, the woman had been reported by several people present inside the Paris station. According to witnesses, the woman was isolated inside the evacuated station and closed to the public around 8:30 am, but did not obey police requests.
Fearing for their safety, the police then opened fire.
(Unioneonline/vl)