Paris shooting

Paris shooting: Three dead and several injured in attack

The attacker targeted a Kurdish cultural centre and shot members of the local community. A possible racist motive is being investigated.

A suspect, aged 69, was quickly arrested and it soon emerged he had been freed from prison recently.

Clashes later broke out between police and a group who had gathered at the scene in the aftermath of the attack.

Footage showed people starting fires in the middle of the street and smashing car windows, with officers clad in riot gear responding by throwing tear gas.

Paris shooting casts shadow over final day of French election

The three main candidates canceled campaign events and instead made televised statements in which they competed to talk tough on security and vowed a crackdown on ISIS.

One police officer died after a gunman wielding a machine gun leapt out of a car and opened fire on the Champs-Elysees, Paris's most famous boulevard, as candidates were engaging in their final TV debate.

The far-right candidate, Marine Le Pen, demanded the closure of all Islamist mosques. Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve accused her of trying to capitalize on the attack.

Paris gunman who killed police officer known to security forces

The suspect, who was shot dead by French police, was the subject of a "Fiche S" surveillance file and was on the radar of the French domestic security service DGSI, the source said.

The man was a French national who shot two officers in 2001 after being stopped by a police car, the source said. He was taken into custody but while being questioned grabbed another officer's gun and shot him three times, the source said. He was convicted in that attack and had a criminal record because of involvement in violent robberies, the source said.

At least 26 dead in multiple violent incidents in Paris

Police in Paris told NBC News that several people had been shot at a restaurant in the 10th arrondissement in Paris, around the same time as at least one other incident.

The Associated Press reported that two explosions were heard outside of the Stade de France north of Paris. France’s football team was playing Germany’s at the Stade de France at the time of the explosion.

Paris. France’s football team was playing Germany’s at the Stade de France at the time of the explosion.