According to information from Europe 1, two individuals launched mortars near the Élysée Palace in Paris on Saturday evening, around 7:30 p.m. The two men were finally quickly arrested. A police officer who intervened was injured in the hand by a mortar, two of his colleagues suffered from tinnitus.
Mortars fired near the Élysée Palace in Paris. Two individuals launched projectiles this Saturday around 7:15 p.m., according to information from Europe 1. A pedestrian on Avenue Marigny, near the presidential building, was carrying a multi-shot mortar and fired into the air towards the sky, not towards the Parisian monument, specifies a source at the police headquarters.
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A police officer injured in the hand
The police quickly intervened and arrested the alleged perpetrator, as well as another individual who had fled towards the Champs-Élysées. One of the police officers was injured in the hand by the mortar, and two other police officers suffer from tinnitus, a source close to the matter told Europe 1. The first cited, as well as one of his colleagues who suffered from tinnitus, were been taken care of.
For the moment, the profile of the two individuals is unknown. A significant security system has been deployed around the Élysée Palace.
