Paris: an armed man seen in the 16th arrondissement, searches launched

An armed man was é signal in the 16th arrondissement of Paris in the afternoon of Wednesday March 6. The police were attacked. mobilized to find the individual and establishments were contacted. temporarily confined.

A district of the 16th arrondissement of Paris was raided. confined this Wednesday, March 6, during the afternoon. The reason ? The search for an armed man seen on the public highway by several people according to testimonies reported by Le Figaro. It was a taxi driver who alerted her. the police saying they had deposited two individuals, one of whom "would have beené bearer of a shoulder weapon, Passy station around 3 p.m. Patrols were immediately launched. sent to the site to find the individual.

The research lasted for long minutes according to witnesses and led to the blocking of several streets. Police sources indicated to the newspaper that checks were carried out. carried out following the report of a user on suspicious individuals. According to building caretakers also interviewed by Le Figaro, a man would have taken refuge in the house. &agrav; inside an apartment in one of the buildings in the area, but the information was not revealed. confirmed by no official source. He was not released. preciseé if any arrests took place during the afternoon.

A high school and confined establishments

While the police were searching for the armed man, reported, several establishments in the 16th arrondissement district were attacked. confined. The students of the Saint-Louis de Gonzague high school, known as "Franklin", were prohibited from leaving the enclosure of the '' oacute;school. Various bars in the area, as well as the pharmacy on rue Marietta Alboni, were visited. confined or closed. "The device has beené lifted around 4 p.m. according to a police source in the newspaper after an hour and a half of confinement for the students of Franklin high school.