Terrorist shoots dead police officer, wounds two others in AK-47 ambush on the Champs Elysees before he is killed

A policeman was shot dead while two others were seriously injured by a Kalashnikov-wielding gunman on the Champs Elysees in central Paris tonight - just three days before the French presidential election. French police said that the attack was probably a 'terrorist act' and the world famous avenue was on lockdown by 9pm. -- More...