🔻One killed and four injured in shooting in the outskirts of Paris

Following a shooting in one of the neighborhoods in the outskirts of Paris, one person was killed and at least four others were injured.

Sébastien Lecornu, France’s prime minister, wrote on social media that the shooting took place in the Trappes area in the west of Paris, describing it as a “very serious” incident.

He added that the suspect in the attack has been arrested and is in police custody.

According to Reuters, a police source said that on Friday, October 23 (October 23, according to the Iranian calendar: 1 Aban), a man opened fire from inside a car and, hours later, at around 10:30 a.m. local time, he was arrested in a city near the site of the incident.

France’s National Office of the Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor announced that it has taken over handling of the incident. According to this body, the incident appears to be a “murder linked to a terrorist act.” The body also says that its investigation includes matters such as “possession of a Category-A weapon” and “conspiracy with a terrorist group to commit a crime against persons.”

French media report the possibility that the number of injured may increase. It is also said that there is concern that one of the injured is a 12-year-old child.

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