It is believed that the vehicle’s driver, and a passenger sitting in the front seat, were those who died.
Highlights
- Police open fire on vehicle that tried to hit them - killing two occupants and injuring a third.
- The incident happened near the Pont Neuf - in the centre of the French capital - on Sunday night.
- It is believed that the vehicle’s driver, and a passenger sitting in the front seat, were those who died.
- A woman who was sat in the back seat has been taken to hospital - and reports suggest bullets hit her arm.
- A witness told Le Figaro newspaper: “A car was parked in the wrong direction along the Vert-Galant square on the Pont Neuf, the police approached to control the individuals present in the vehicle by pointing automatic weapons at him”