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A large security perimeter has been set up between Faubourg Saint-Antoine and rue Crozatier in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, where two women have been taken hostage by a man with a knife, known to suffer from psychiatric disorders. IMAGES
French army and police cordon off the business district of La Défense near Paris after a call reports an armed man on the outskirts of a shopping centre. IMAGES
The 'La Défense' business and commercial district in Paris is cordoned off after a call to the police reporting sightings of an armed man. IMAGES
A man wearing a fake suicide belt and wielding a knife was shot dead when he tried to enter a northern Paris police station on Thursday was wearing a fake explosive belt, a police union source told Reuters.
Less than two weeks before the opening of the Paris Olympics, a French soldier on patrol was stabbed and injured in the Gare de l'Est, a major Parisian railway station. The suspect, a 40-year-old man has been arrested and the soldier's prognosis "is not life-threatening", says Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin on X. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.