The Buzz | Paris in state of alert after gunshots near Notre Dame

Police in Paris say they are responding to an alert at the Notre Dame cathedral amid reports of gunshots and panic, BBC reported late yesterday.

Officials have told people to stay away from the area, one of the French capital’s most popular tourist sites.

Reports suggest a man attacked a police officer with a hammer and was later shot.

France is in a state of emergency since attacks by jihadists in Paris left 130 people dead in 2015.

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