- Title: Police patrol Strasbourg streets morning after shooting
- Date: 12th December 2018
- Summary: STRASBOURG, FRANCE (DECEMBER 12, 2018) (REUTERS) THREE ARMED POLICE OFFICERS WALKING OUTSIDE STRASBOURG CATHEDRAL / CHRISTMAS MARKET STALLS VARIOUS OF ARMED POLICE OFFICER STANDING BEHIND CORDON ON CHRISTMAS-DECORATED STREET VIEW OF STREET STRASBOURG CATHEDRAL/ CHRISTMAS MARKET STALLS
- Embargoed: 26th December 2018 08:20
- Keywords: France shooting police patrol Strasbourg cathedral Strasbourg Christmas market France police presence
- Location: STRASBOURG, FRANCE
- City: STRASBOURG, FRANCE
- Country: France
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Editors' Choice
- Reuters ID: LVA0019AN3NEV
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Police officers patrolled the streets of Strasbourg on Wednesday (December 12) morning as a manhunt was under way in northeastern France for a gunman who killed three people and wounded a dozen others at the city's Christmas market on Tuesday (December 11) evening.
France raised its security threat to the highest alert level and strengthened border controls as police in the city searched for the suspect. German police also tightened border controls across the Rhine river, officials said.
Police identified the suspect as Strasbourg-born Cherif Chekatt, 29, who was known to the intelligence services as a potential security risk.
The gunman exchanged shots with security forces twice as he escaped. His whereabouts now were unknown, and commandos and helicopters were involved in the manhunt. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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