November 22, 2024 06:18 (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
PM Modi bestowed Dominica's highest award at India-CARICOM Summit | 69-year-old Delhi man, a St. Stephen's alumnus, arrested for conning govt officers by posing as ex-IPS | 'Baseless': Adani Group denies US charges of bribery and fraud against Gautam Adani | AAP's first list of candidates for Delhi polls feature six turncoats | PM Modi is incapable to arrest Gautam Adani: Rahul Gandhi after tycoon charged with bribery and fraud in the US
Hijab-clad woman threatens to blow herself up in Paris metro station, police shoot and wound her 
Paris
Photo Courtesy: 2.0 Generic/Wikimedia Commons

Hijab-clad woman threatens to blow herself up in Paris metro station, police shoot and wound her 

| @indiablooms | 31 Oct 2023, 06:10 pm

French counter-terrorism police shot and hurt a woman who was threatening passers-by at a metro rail station in Paris city and warned she would blow herself up.

A police source told the BBC that they intervened at the Bibliothèque François-Mitterrand train station on Tuesday.

According to reports, the woman was wearing hijab and was heard shouting 'Allahu Akbar'.

When she refused to comply with police orders they opened fire eight times, the source told BBC.

"Police feared for their safety," the source added.

Her condition is said to be critical but stable.

An investigation into the incident has been launched.

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Related Images
Xi Jinping, Putin in Russia 22 Mar 2023, 02:56 pm
Related Videos