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« 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)
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« Reply #1 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
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« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2023, 13:02:26 »
Quote from: GBM on January 11, 2023, 07:49:48
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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!
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« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2023, 15:28:32 »
Quote from: PhilWakely on January 11, 2023, 13:02:26
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▸ (United Kingdom) 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.
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« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2023, 17:03:53 »
Quote from: PhilWakely on January 11, 2023, 13:02:26
Quote from: GBM on January 11, 2023, 07:49:48
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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
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« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2023, 19:13:04 »
Was I wrong to post this info on the trip advisor sight?
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