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Strasbourg gunman shot dead by French police

Strasbourg shooter killed by French Police
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The alleged gunman who shot three people in Strasbourg was killed on Thursday night, according to police.


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By Dario Castaldo, Carlo Oreglia

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The alleged gunman who shot three people in Strasbourg was killed on Thursday night, according to police.


French police on Thursday shot dead a gunman who had been on the run since killing three people at Strasbourg's popular Christmas market.

More than 700 French security forces had been hunting for 29-year-old Cherif Chekatt since the bloodshed on Tuesday night.

He was believed to have been injured after exchanging fire with soldiers during the attack, but managed to escape and had not been seen since getting out of a taxi in the Neudorf area of the northern French city.

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