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Woman shot by police in Paris for yelling 'Allahu Akbar', 'You are all going to die'

Paris: Policeshotand critically wounded ahijab-wearing woman in a Paris metrostation on Tuesday morning, local media said, after commuters reported her behavingina threatening manner.

She had threatened fellow passengers on an RER train by yelling out “You are all going to die” and had also yelled out “Allahu Akbar”, said Paris police chief Laurent Nunez.

Nunez added that police had shot the woman after she refused to comply with police orders, and that she was not in possession of explosives at the time she was shot.

“Out of fear for their own safety,policeagents used their weapons,” apolicespokesperson told Reuters.

The fire service, which provided emergency care for thewoman, said she was struckbya bullet to her abdomen. She was transferred to a nearby hospital, a fire brigade spokesperson said.

Broadcaster BFM TV and daily newspaper Le Parisien earlier citedpolicesources as saying thewoman’s behaviour indicated a possible Islamist “terrorist” motivation.

Themetrostation had been evacuated,policesaid.

(Published 31 October 2023, 12:16 IST)

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