Strasbourg (December 12, 2018): Four persons were killed and 11 others were injured in a shooting near a Christmas market in the eastern French city of Strasbourg on Tuesday night.
According to initial details, four persons were killed and eleven others were wounded while the suspected gunman, who was on the run, has been identified as French officers exchanged gunfire with the suspect.
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The suspect was earlier wounded by soldiers near the Christmas market where the shooting took place, the police officer was reported to have said.
Soon after the incident, the French interior ministry took to Twitter, saying: “Serious public security event underway in Strasbourg. Residents are asked to stay at home.” 
“Shooting in Strasbourg´s city centre. Thanks to all for staying at home until the situation has been clarified,” deputy mayor Alain Fontanel said in a tweet.
It was reported that the Strasbourg-based European Parliament was on lockdown after the shooting, with MEPs, staff and journalists unable to leave the building.
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