Report: Hooded gunmen fire on police in Marseille
Hooded gunmen have fired at police in the French city of Marseille, where French Prime Minister Manuel Valls is due to visit, a police source told Reuters.
Gunmen 'armed with Kalashnikovs fire at French police'
Hooded gunmen armed with Kalashnikov rifles fired on police in the French city of Marseille, where Prime Minister Manuel Valls was paying a visit on Monday, a police source told Reuters.
Elite police trooops are being sent to the scene, in the northern suburbs of the Mediterranean port city, after the shots, Reuters said.
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