Canada condemns attack in Paris which left police officer dead, 3 wounded
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has issued a statement condemning an apparent terrorist attack Thursday on Paris’ iconic Champs-Elysees boulevard.
A gunman opened fire on police, killing one officer and wounding three people before police shot and killed him.
A French prosecutor said the attacker emerged from a car and used an automatic weapon to shoot at the officers outside a department store at the centre of the boulevard.
The Islamic State group quickly claimed responsibility for the attack, which comes just three days before a tense presidential election.