Man Killed in Paris Airport, Tried to Seize Soldier’s Weapon

A plane parks on the tarmac in 2015 at Paris Orly airport, south of Paris. Photo: Francois Mori, / Associated Press

PARIS — French police say a man was shot to death after trying to seize the weapon of a soldier guarding Paris’ Orly Airport.

A national police official said the incident occurred Saturday morning at Orly, and the soldier is part of the Sentinel special force installed around France to protect sensitive sites after a string of deadly Islamic extremist attacks.

No information about the slain man or any other injuries was available. The official was not authorized to be publicly named.

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Police evacuated part of the airport and warned visitors in a tweet to avoid the airport while the police operation was underway.

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The shooting came after a similar incident last month at the Louvre Museum. France remains under a state of emergency.

Story: Angela Charlton