Police shooting puts Paris in alert before election

The shooting scene at the Champs-Elysee in Paris Source: AAP

Paris police say a gunman has killed one police officer and wounded another before being killed himself in an attack on the Champs-Elysees. The self-proclaimed Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack. It comes just three days before the first round of balloting in France's tense presidential election. Dina Gerolymou and Themis Kallos discuss the story.

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