Gunman opens fire near Paris cafés targeted by Isis in terrorist attacks

Man arrested after shots are fired just 300 metres away from cafés where 15 people were killed by Isis militants last year

A view of the junction of the Rue Bichat and Rue du Faubourg du Temple, where the shots were fired (Google Maps)

A gunman opened fire on the streets of Paris just 300 metres from cafés targeted by Isis in last November's terror attacks.

There is no suggestion at this stage that the incident was terror-related, with some reports saying the man was drunk.

At around 1.15pm, the gunman was said to have fired shots from the window of a building at the junction of the Rue Bichat and the Rue du Faubourg du Temple.

Security forces arrived and cordoned off the area, with armed police officers surrounding the building where the gunman was hiding, a witness told the Associated Press.

No injuries were reported, and a suspect surrendered to police.

At its other end, the 300 metre Rue Bichat opens onto the area of street where 15 people were shot dead last year in the Le Petit Cambodge and the Carillon Paris cafés.

Le Petit Cambodge only re-opened for business in March this year. France remains in a state of emergency following last year's attacks, in which a total of 130 people were killed, along with seven terrrorists.

The United Nations has warned that the current security measures were imposing "excessive and disproportionate restrictions" on human rights.