Paris police open fire as car rams into Les Invalides monument

A ceremony to mourn the victims of the November 13 attacks was held at the monument recently

Wednesday 16 December 2015 14:31

Armed military personell stand guard at the Invalides in Paris

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Paris police say officers opened fire on a car that rammed the entry at France's Les Invalides monument, stopping the vehicle, before arresting the driver.

A gendarmerie officer reportedly fired around 10 shots when the driver refused to stop at the main entry point on Rue Grenelle.

Police say no one was injured when the car plowed through the entrance at the golden-domed monument, and the incident is under investigation. A motive is currently unclear, though early reports suggested the man was 'incoherent'.

A bomb squad truck was on site.

French President Francois Hollande paid homage on 27 November at the Invalides to the victims of the attacks in Paris last month.

Francois Hollande at the memorial ceremony at the Invalides

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130 people died in the French capital in a series of attacks on 13 November. 89 were killed in a massacre at the Bataclan theatre during a performance by American rock group Eagles of Death Metal. The rest were killed in co-ordinated shootings and suicide bombings at restuarants and cafés, as well as in another explosion near the Stade de France.The Islamist terror group Isis (also known as Islamic State) has claimed responsibility for the attacks.

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Members of the public gather to lay flowers and light candles at La Belle Equipe restaraunt on Rue de Charonne in Paris

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Pakistani Civil society activists shout slogans during a protest against Isis militants near the French consulate for the victims of the 13 November Paris attacks in Karachi, Pakistan

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People gather and view messages written on the ground at Place de la Republique in Paris

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French flags and a note reading "We will not let you spoil our children's lives" at the site of the attack at the Cafe Belle Equipe on rue de Charonne in the 11th district, in Paris

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A rose is placed beside a bullet hole at La Belle Equipe restaraunt on Rue de Charonne following the terrorist attack in Paris. As France observes three days of national mourning members of the public continue to pay tribute to the victims of deadly attacks

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Bono and band members of U2 pay their respects and place flowers on the pavement near the scene of yesterday's Bataclan Theatre terrorist attack in Paris

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Tributes to the victims at the Place de la Republique square in Paris

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An electronic billboard on a canal show solidarity with Paris in Milan

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People lay down flowers and light candles to tribute victims of Friday's attacks in Paris as the Brandenburg gate is illuminated in blue, white and red in the colors of the French flag, in Berlin

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A man leaves flowers as a tribute following the deadly attacks in Paris, outside the French consulate in Istanbul

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People take pictures of flowers placed in bullet holes in the window of a Japanese restaurant next to the cafe 'La Belle Equipe'

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People gather at a makeshift memorial next to the Bataclan theatre in Paris on November 14, 2015,

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A woman carrying flowers cries in front of the Carillon cafe and the Petit Cambodge restaurant in Paris

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People gather in front of flowers that were laid outside the French embassy in Rome

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People react near the cafe 'La Belle Equipe' at the Rue de Charonne

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A young girl places a candle in front of the Carillon cafe in Paris

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Flowers placed outside the cafe 'La Belle Equipe' at the Rue de Charonne in Paris, the scene for one of the attacks

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A woman is comforted by others outside the Carillon cafe and the Petit Cambodge restaurant in Paris

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The Brandenbourg Gate featuring French national colors is pictured in Berlin, on November 14, 2015 a day after deadly attacks in Paris

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Flowers are laid in front of the French embassy in Rome

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A candle is lit next to flowers outside the French Embassy in Berlin

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The monument, the Hotel des Invalides, sits in the seventh arrondissement of Paris, and contains the Army Museum and a military necropolis.

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