STRASBOURG, FRANCE: A fugitive gunman who opened fire on Christmas shoppers at a market in Strasbourg, eastern France after, during his killing spree, French officials claimed Wednesday as anti-terror police joined a giant manhunt. The suspect lived in a rundown housing estate a short drive from the Christmas market, which draws some two million people each year to its wooden chalets selling festive decorations, mulled wine and food. “His family has lived around here for a while, but he lived on his own nearby,” Zach, a 22-year-old in the Poteries area of Strasbourg, told AFP. In pictures: Strasbourg Christmas market shootingHundreds of police, two helicopters, officers from elite anti-terror units and soldiers deployed Wednesday for the manhunt. France has been targeted by a series of attacks by gunmen since 2015, and the Strasbourg market was long considered a target.

Source: Pakistan Today December 12, 2018 14:37 UTC