SHAFAQNA- French police have shot and wounded a Muslim woman at a train station in Paris. A police source told AFP that a woman wearing a Muslim headscarf shouted “Allahu Akbar” (God is the greatest). “Police fired because they feared for their safety,” the source said.
“Out of fear for their own safety, police agents used their weapons,” police’s Spokesperson told Reuters. The spokesperson could not say what in the “fully-veiled” woman’s behaviour at the Bibliotheque Nationale de France station had prompted the officers to fire shots at her.
The fire service which provided immediate medical support said the bullet pierced through the woman’s abdomen. She has now been moved to a nearby hospital and her condition is reportedly critical
Prosecutors said police had launched two investigations. One would consider the woman’s actions, while another was to determine whether the police’s use of a firearm was justified. The station was closed and traffic was slowed on the suburban rail line.
Sources: The Guardian, WION