PARIS: A knife-wielding employee has killed three officers and an administrative worker at police headquarters in the center of the French capital, Paris.
The attacker, who has not been named, was shot dead by police.
Witnesses described scenes of panic, with many people fleeing the building in tears. The area in the île de la Cité was sealed off.
The attack came a day after police went on strike across France over increasing violence towards officers.
The Paris prosecutor said a murder investigation had been launched.
(Agencies)
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