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DEBKAfile was founded by a team of journalists in June 2000 as an independent Internet Web site, providing an intelligence and security news service. June 6, 2017, 6:02 PM (IDT)
A man with a hammer assaulted a police officer near Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. He was shot and injured by officers on duty at the site. The approximately 2000 people inside the cathedral were asked to sit down in the aisles and wait until the situation is calm. Crowds were asked to stay away.
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