Deadly shootings outside Paris a ‘terrorist attack’, say police
French authorities are investigating a deadly drive-by shooting near Paris as a 'racist terrorist attack' after a gunman killed one person and wounded five others. President Emmanuel Macron condemned the violence, which occurred amid heightened social unrest and protests across France.
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The attack exacerbates existing social tensions in France, leading to a massive police mobilization ahead of planned protests.
— 12:39pm , first published October 24, 2026 — 6:34am
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Share A A A London: A gunman has killed one victim and wounded five others 20 kilometres west of Paris, known for its migrant communities, prompting public warnings of a terror attack in the wake of violent protests.
Police arrested the alleged killer, a 39-year-old man known to the police, after a frenzy of drive-by shootings that left one 12-year-old girl fighting for her life.
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