- Title: Paris police operation underway at Champs Elysees
- Date: 19th June 2017
- Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (JUNE 19, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF POLICEMEN AND POLICE VEHICLES ON CHAMPS ELYSEES POLICEMAN SIGNALLING VEHICLES TO DRIVE IN THE OTHER DIRECTION VARIOUS OF POLICEMEN AND POLICE VEHICLES ON CHAMPS ELYSEES
- Embargoed: 3rd July 2017 15:36
- Keywords: police Champs Elysees car France Paris
- Location: PARIS, FRANCE
- City: PARIS, FRANCE
- Country: France
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,International/National Security
- Reuters ID: LVA0016LY3E4N
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: VIDEO QUALITY AS INCOMING
A French police vehicle was hit on Monday (June 19) by a car on Paris' Champs Elysees avenue and the driver was arrested, police said, adding that no officers or bystanders were injured and the situation was under control.
Police cordoned off the area only a short walk away from Elysees presidential palace and the U.S. embassy, Reuters reporters on site said.
A police Twitter account advised the public to avoid the area.
France has been on high security alert following a series of terrorist attacks in recent years, including the shooting of a policeman in an Islamic State-claimed attack on a police bus on the Champs Elysees in April. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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