Very latest. Welcome to this special coverage of a major Anti Terrorist operation which is taking place in paris, after gunmen opened fire on a police van in the heart of the french capital, killing one officer and wounding two others. The incident took place in one of the citys most Famous Boulevard is, the Champs Elysees, which leads from the arctic tree on the to the Place De La Concorde. The gunmen got out of a carand la concorde. The gunmen got out of a car and began firing an automatic weapon before being shot dead by police. Media reports say he was known to the Intelligence Services and Police Search was under way at his home in paris the Islamic State group said it carried out the shooting, naming the attacker as a belgian. The incident comes days before the first round of the french president ial election. We will be live in paris in a moment. First europe editor reports from paris. Mesdames et monsieurs, you have to stay back, please. The area is dangerous because of shotgun
a leading tv network in pakistan. let s cross live to islamabad where we can speak to the bbc correspondent. there is a little bit of delay on the line. those reports coming in saying that these operations have been suspended. is there any more you can say? irate operations have been suspended. is there any more you can say? we have heard the same there any more you can say? we have heard the same thing, there any more you can say? we have heard the same thing, that there any more you can say? we have heard the same thing, that the - heard the same thing, that the helicopter mission has been stopped, but we do not have any official confirmation on that. earlier you spoke about for children being rescued. even that is not can officially confirmed as yet. we re still trying to maintain contact with any officer who can confirm it to us. ~ ., ~ with any officer who can confirm it to us. ~ . ~ , to us. we were talking ust then, ou can to us. we were talking ust then, you can fl to
well, of course, when it comes to the flights, it is always for the tour operators to reschedule. as i understand, some of them are flying empty planes in order to take people out of the island, and in this way, to be able to accommodate everyone else who was coming afterwards. i think that we will not be having any problems flying people safely back to their home. and as i said before, the only problem with the travel documents is also, something that can be resolved at the airport help desk. thank you to the minister for talking to me earlier. i want to pick up on that last point of people waiting at the airport trying to get home from there. let s cross live to rhodes aiport where we can speak to charliejohnson. she was due to fly back to the uk on saturday night but has now been stranded at the airport for over 2a hours.
housing, onlookers said police spoke to those in the group, but then arrested them when they started swearing, so they have been led to the canongate kirk, the local church, and placed regularly attended by the late queen, but more detail about the arrest of a small group of protesters there on the royal mile, so if we get any more we will obviously to it. now to the aftermath of six days of rioting in france. the police are investigating the death of a man who may have been hit by a police rubber bullet during rioting on saturday in the southern city of marseilles. they say the man suffered a heart attack consistent with being struck in the chest. let s cross live to paris and our correspondent, jenny hill. give us your sense of what it has been like in the areas you have been
the government said dozens of police stations were attacked across the country and over 1,000 people arrested. in nanterre, the epicentre of this earthquake, rioters patrolled the streets with petrol cans and molotov cocktails. starting fires is one way of drawing out the police. the prayers in nanterre today were for nahel. at night, the demands of some here are forjustice. the prayers of others are for peace. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. let s cross live to paris and my colleague rajini vaidyanathan. how are things looking at there at the moment? how are things looking at there at the moment? well, at the moment thins are the moment? well, at the moment things are mostly the moment? well, at the moment things are mostly across the moment? well, at the moment things are mostly across the - the moment? well, at the moment things are mostly across the city i things are mostly across the city are fairly quiet, but it is early days. when i was speaking to people backin days. whe