Paris Police Fatally Shoot Man Allegedly Shouting ‘Allahu Akbar,’ Wearing ‘Fake’ Explosive Vest

Breaking update: The man who was shot dead by Paris police Thursday was wearing a “fake” explosive vest, a police source told CNN on condition of anonymity. A French Interior Ministry spokesman had said earlier the man could have been wearing a suicide belt.

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Original post: Police shot and killed a man after he tried to enter a northern Paris police station wielding a knife, a French Interior Ministry spokesman told CNN affiliate BFMTV. The man was shouting “Allahu Akbar” and may have been wearing a suicide belt, Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet said. More....

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