At least one person was killed and six others injured in a shooting at a Christmas market in central Strasbourg on Tuesday, police said.
Regional authorities said an incident was "under way" in the city.
The interior ministry called on the public to remain indoors amid a "serious security event" in the city centre while local authorities in the Grand-Est and Bas-Rhin region tweeted for the public to "avoid the area of the police station", located close to the city's Christmas market.
"There were gun shots and people running everywhere," one local shopkeeper told BFM TV. "It lasted about 10 minutes."
France remains on high alert after a wave of attacks commissioned or inspired by Islamic State group militants since early 2015 in which about 240 people have been killed.
https://www.france24.com/en/20181211-france-dead-injured-strasbourg-police-christmas-market-shooting
Regional authorities said an incident was "under way" in the city.
The interior ministry called on the public to remain indoors amid a "serious security event" in the city centre while local authorities in the Grand-Est and Bas-Rhin region tweeted for the public to "avoid the area of the police station", located close to the city's Christmas market.
"There were gun shots and people running everywhere," one local shopkeeper told BFM TV. "It lasted about 10 minutes."
France remains on high alert after a wave of attacks commissioned or inspired by Islamic State group militants since early 2015 in which about 240 people have been killed.
https://www.france24.com/en/20181211-france-dead-injured-strasbourg-police-christmas-market-shooting