[Will.]

A man has taken the wife and son of a policeman hostage in Paris after stabbing the officer to death.

The man is holding the hostages in the policeman's home in Magnanville, northwest of the French capital.

Two large explosions have been heard as the RAID unit storm the building were the assailant is holed up.

There are as yet unconfirmed reports the man has been shot in the raid.

The attacker stabbed the officer repeatedly outside the property as he returned home around 9pm local time – 7pm GMT – sources said.

There are as yet unconfirmed reports the man was shouting "Islamic slogans".


The attacker was described as a teenager or in his early 20s.

Interior ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet said: “Negotiations have been opened with the killer and the neighbourhood has been sealed off.”

The alarm was raised by neighbours of the victim.

When firefighters arrived on the scene, the assailant shouted he was holding hostages.

Neighbours report hearing the man shouting "Islamic slogans".

The police officer who was killed has been identified by local media as Commander Jean-Baptiste Salvaing.

Different sources report his age as 42 or 40.

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/late...16-Magnanville

[Will.]

Apparently explosions have been heard

[Will.]

[T*]

Daily Star

Breaking news

But really holy **** I hope things are okay... France AGAIN

[Will.]

Praying everything things are ok, but it doesn't sound good

[Will.]

Daily Mail link
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ter_mailonline

[Marsh.]

Oh my god. Not another incident.

[Daniel-X]

Hope Paris is okay </3

[Glenn.]

Christ

[Pete.]

[Will.]

[Denver]

I honestly think we will get attacka like this everyday over the next week or 2 in major cities leading to one major disaster

[MB.]

But at least we're not coming to any rash conclusions or anything eh

[ThriceShy]

Is this terrorism or what?

Just seen this now and know nothing about it.

[Livia]

It looks like a duck, it quacks like a duck... it's a duck.

Unless this whole thread is going to turn into one where a big rash of people are going to try to suggest it's just some bloke with a mental problem.

[Niamh.]

I hope the woman and her son get out alive

[smudgie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I hope the woman and her son get out alive

I thought I head on the news that the wife had died.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by smudgie

I thought I head on the news that the wife had died.

Oh no really? I haven't had a radio on here, any news on the son? What age is he?

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Livia

It looks like a duck, it quacks like a duck... it's a duck.

Unless this whole thread is going to turn into one where a big rash of people are going to try to suggest it's just some bloke with a mental problem.

I'd say extremism in general is a mental problem, they're all quackers.

[smudgie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Oh no really? I haven't had a radio on here, any news on the son? What age is he?

The child was found safe, three years old.
Poor bairn will have seen of at least heard what was going on.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by smudgie

The child was found safe, three years old.
Poor bairn will have seen of at least heard what was going on.

poor kid, both his parents gone

[ThriceShy]

The religion of peace strikes again.

Apparently this guy live streamed the murders over facebook!

Is there nothing they aren't capable of?

What can be done. I think Europe is in massive trouble and there is no way we can stop this now. We have already allowed millions of refugees in from syria and various other places. Many terrorists will have sneaked in among them.

[Cherie]

Awful thing to have happened, it just shows you can put all sorts of security in place but lone wolf attacks can happen just about anywhere. RIP to the dead

[arista]

Evil Muslim Terrorist who killed the Police Capt and his Wife

Good he is now dead

[arista]

Originally Posted by ThriceShy

Is this terrorism or what?

Just seen this now and know nothing about it.

Yes the French say it is.