Reports are coming in this evening that a police officer has been shot and killed and another injured in an area known Champs-Elysees in Paris, and this is now believed to be a terrorist incident according to a reliable source.
The authorities in Paris have again urged the public to avoid the area.
As part of the follow up operation, a helicopter is circling the wider area to see are there any more suspects in the vicinity.
More details will be updated as and when it comes to hand.