Policeman shot dead in Paris, IS claims responsibility for killing

A police officer stands guard as firefighters wait near the site of a shooting at the Champs Elysees in Paris on April 20, 2017. - AFP

PARIS: A known terror suspect gunned down a police officer and wounded two others Thursday on Paris’s Champs Elysees in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group days before France’s presidential election.

The shooter opened fire with an automatic weapon on a police car on the world-famous boulevard at around 9.00pm, prompting tourists and visitors to run for their lives.