Paris: A knife-wielding man on Thursday stabbed to death at least four police officers the outside central police headquarters in Paris before being shot dead.
The incident happened around 1 p.m. in the courtyard of the police building which is located close to the Notre-Dame Cathedral.
The attacker who was reported to be a member of staff inside the building was shot dead by a policeman shortly after the assault.
The police headquarters was evacuated and a perimeter of security was put in place.
The area in the île de la Cité in the centre of Paris was sealed.
It comes a day after the French police went on strike across the country over increasing violence towards officers and rising suicide rates within the force.
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