French Christmas Market shooting, 2 dead, 11 injured. Gunman not captured
Two people have been killed and 11 others wounded in a shooting in the eastern French city of Strasbourg.
The gunman, known to security services, is on the run and is being hunted by police. He had been injured in an exchange of gunfire with a soldier, police said.
The shooting happened close to a Christmas market in one of the central squares, Place Kléber.
France's counter terrorism prosecutor has opened an investigation.
Confirming the death toll had risen to two, the French interior minister, Christophe Castaner, who is on his way to the city, called it a "serious public security incident".
Seven of the injured are said to be in a serious condition.
Police said the suspect was already known to the security services as a possible terrorist threat.
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