Hooded Gunmen Open Fire on Police in Marseille Ahead of French PM Visit - VIDEO

  09 February 2015    Read: 929
Hooded Gunmen Open Fire on Police in Marseille Ahead of French PM Visit - VIDEO
Hooded gunmen fired on police in the French city of Marseille Monday ahead of a visit of Prime Minister Manuel Valls.
Hooded gunmen armed with Kalashnikov rifles fired on police in the French city of Marseille on Monday, the day French Prime Minister Manuel Valls was due to visit the city. Elite police troops are being sent to the scene of shooting.

According to the French daily Le Figaro, Pierre-Marie Bourniquel, director of the Marseille police, was targeted during the attack.

The area has been evacuated, with reports of several schools being closed.


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