Paris police shoot at car at Tour de France finish

Last Up-Dated Jul-26, 2015 9:43 AM EDTPARIS - Paris authorities were hunting to get a automobile that hit a cab and crashed through barricades put in place close to the tour-de France finish-line on Sunday morning, bringing cops fire hours prior to the coming of the bicyclists and viewers. Authorities said they did not imagine terrorism. The auto escaped with at least two occupants who have been seemingly unharmed after authorities opened fire on the automobile in the Place de la Concorde, where the bicyclists make their closing victorious rounds to end the race, mentioned a union police official as well as a government official with knowledge of the event. Tour de France authorities said the race would not be impacted by the event. Paris continues to be on edge since double strikes in January by Islamic extremists on the French satirical paper Charlie Hebdo and a Kosher market killed 20 people, for example, three attackers. Tens of thousands of cops and soldiers were deployed on the roads following the strike to safeguard sensitive web sites and visitors attractions. The official said authorities saw little opportunity of connections between Sunday's event as well as the tour-de France, or terrorism, but warned that prudence was required provided that the vehicle 's residents were on the free. The the state stated the jogging theory was the vehicle 's residents had left among the clubs in the ritzy area, were intoxicated or had taken illegal materials and did not need to submit to a police test. The official stated the automobile was seen on a road that runs to the nearby Champs Elysees, the famous avenue where hundreds gather to observe the last laps of the tour-de France, and where crowd-control barriers were being set in place. The auto surrounded the region and hit a cab in the Place de la Concorde near the start of Tuileries Gardens, the the state mentioned. Policemen then opened fire. The official supplied details on condition he not be determined because an investigation was continuing. It's exceptionally uncommon for gun fire to be observed in the Place de la Concorde, a high-end tourist haunt on the other side of the Seine River in the National Assembly, the lower chamber of the French Parliament.

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25.07.2015
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