An assailant wielding a hammer attacked Paris police guarding Notre Dame Cathedral Tuesday, crying "This is for Syria" before being shot and wounded by officers outside one of France's most popular tourist sites, authorities said. People inside Notre Dame, the nearby Sainte-Chappelle cathedral and area bars and cafés were told to stay inside, including a woman from Saskatoon. 'I thought he was dead'Journalist David Metreau, who said his office overlooks the square that fronts Notre Dame, tweeted that there were two blasts that sounded like shots. A former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations was among the hundreds of people held inside Notre Dame. Locked inside #notre dame cathedral in #paris while police investigate attack outside against a policeman.

Source: CBC News June 06, 2017 15:43 UTC