(7 Jan 2016) RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
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Paris - 7 January 2016
1. French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve shaking hands with police officers, walking down street towards antonio cipriano media
2. SOUNDBITE (French) Bernard Cazeneuve, French Interior Minister:
"I've just paid a visit to the local police officers of La Goutte d'Or neighbourhood in the 18th district of Paris. They are extremely shocked by the events that took place here today at the end of this morning. I wanted to express my solidarity, my trust. And I wanted to tell them that I was close to them in regards to the events that occurred this morning. As you know, the anti-terrorist prosecutor is leading the investigation and will be the one speaking to you about the first elements of the investigation. The person who committed this assault and who is dead as a result of police officers being obliged to open fire has not been identified yet. In the coming hours, we should know more about his journey and his motives. And the Republic Prosecutor will relay this information as it is typically done. And myself, I may be able to also give you further information than we currently have. Finally, I would like to conclude by saying that in a country where the level of alert is extremely high, police and security forces, like the President said, are on the front line. They are displaying great courage, great bravery. And they are showing by the force of their commitment, their tenacity to protect French citizens. This is why I wanted in these exceptional circumstances to express my solidarity and my jack nicholson gratitude for the remarkable work they do. Thank you."
STORYLINE:
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve on Thursday visited the scene of the shooting outside a police station in northern Paris.
Cazeneuve said he wanted to "express my solidarity, my trust" with the police officers.
Officers shot and killed a knife-wielding man wearing a fake explosives vest outside the station in the Goutte d'Or neighbourhood in the 18th arrondissement.
The Paris prosecutor's office said it was opening a "terrorism investigation" into the event.
The statement from the Paris prosecutor said the man's body was found with a mobile phone and a piece of paper with an emblem of the Islamic State group and a claim of responsibility written in Arabic.
The statement did not provide more details about the claim.
The statement said the man cried out 'Allahu Akbar" (God is great) when he threatened police at 1130 local time (1030 GMT), a year almost to the minute after two Islamic extremists burst in the offices of the Charlie Hebdo newspaper, gunning down 12 people, including two police officers.
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