One policeman was killed on Thursday evening after being 'targeted' on the Champs Elysees in central Paris

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Daily Mail:

Abe Hawken and Amie Gordon For Mailonline and Peter Allen In Paris for MailOnline

Updated: 21:42 EDT, 20 April 2017

 

A policeman was shot dead while two other officers were seriously injured by a Kalashnikov-wielding gunman on the Champs Elysees in central Paris - just three days before the French presidential election. The alleged ISIS gunman, identified as 39-year-old Karim C - who was jailed for 20 years for trying to kill officers in 2001 - parked his Audi and opened fire after police stopped at a red light on the world famous avenue.

 

French police said the attack was probably a 'terrorist act' and dramatic video footage captured the moment police shot at the assailant, who later died. Police have now launched a desperate manhunt for a second suspect after heavily armed officers flooded the area in the heart of the French capital.

 

Officers have been searching the home of the alleged shooter - who was known to security services and had been flagged as an 'extremist' - in east Paris and he had previously said that he 'wanted to kill police'. The fatal incident unfolded as presidential candidates, including National Front party leader Marine Le Pen, debated on a TV show nearby before Sunday's election.

 

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FREED TO KILL: GUNMAN HAD ALREADY SERVED YEARS IN JAIL FOR SHOOTING AT POLICE OFFICERS

 

A killer who shot dead one police officer and seriously injured two others in Paris this evening had previously been jailed for opening fire on law enforcers, and talked of his desire to kill police on social media. The 39-year-old, named in reports as Karim C, and using the alias 'Abu Yousuf the Belgian' made dark threats on messaging app Telegram, it has been claimed. He was convicted for a 2001 shooting which left two police officers seriously injured, according to reports, and was given a 20 year jail term.

 

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