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Title: serious incident at Gare du Nord Post by: infoman on January 11, 2023, 07:09:50 several persons injured at the station and a person has been neutralised.
Breaking news from Sky news. (Edited to correct station name in case of ambiguity) Title: Re: serious incident at Gara du Nord Post by: GBM on January 11, 2023, 07:49:48 https://news.sky.com/story/paris-attack-man-neutralised-by-police-after-several-injured-at-gare-du-nord-12784080
Title: Re: serious incident at Gara du Nord Post by: PhilWakely on January 11, 2023, 13:02:26 https://news.sky.com/story/paris-attack-man-neutralised-by-police-after-several-injured-at-gare-du-nord-12784080 Quote Within a minute, off-duty police officers returning home from a night shift shot the attacker three times. I am not sure whether to be worried, or reassured by that statement - an OFF-DUTY policeman carrying a gun! Title: Re: serious incident at Gara du Nord Post by: grahame on January 11, 2023, 15:28:32 I am not sure whether to be worried, or reassured by that statement - an OFF-DUTY policeman carrying a gun! Gun culture varies the world over; be informed rather than just worried or re-assured? An opposite extreme to the UK is the USA ... and I have stories I could tell; I have had a gun waved at me a couple of times by young Americans (and I would wager that both were loaded). So ... off duty police being armed (and I have a close encounter there too) if just "deep breath and do nothing silly" - at least the deputy sheriff in question was trained, which one of the youths probably was not! I'm noting in the US news that a 6 year old shot his teacher the other day. Title: Re: serious incident at Gara du Nord Post by: Electric train on January 11, 2023, 17:03:53 https://news.sky.com/story/paris-attack-man-neutralised-by-police-after-several-injured-at-gare-du-nord-12784080 Quote Within a minute, off-duty police officers returning home from a night shift shot the attacker three times. I am not sure whether to be worried, or reassured by that statement - an OFF-DUTY policeman carrying a gun! It's not uncommon for Police Officer in Europe to keep their fire arms at home when not on duty Title: Re: serious incident at Gara du Nord Post by: infoman on January 11, 2023, 19:13:04 Was I wrong to post this info on the trip advisor sight?
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