Man shot dead by French Police for grabbing officers gun
The incident occurred at Orly Airport Paris
A man's been shot dead after grabbing a gun from a female anti-terror officer at Orly Airport in Paris.
The French Interior Minister says he was a radicalised Muslim and was already known to intelligence services.
Authorities say earlier the man shot and injured a traffic officer before escaping and driving to the terminal at Orly Airport in a stolen car
The airport's been evacuated, and flights are being diverted to Paris' other airport - Charles de Gaulle.
This man saw what happened.
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