At least one person is dead and three are injured following a shooting near a Christmas market in the French city of Strasbourg, home to the European Parliament, according to multiple reports.
The shooter reportedly fled the scene according to AFP, while police have asked people to stay at home amid the manhunt.
Twitter users have reported a large police presence in the downtown area, while many said they had barricaded themselves inside restaurants and shops.
#BREAKING Reports of a shooting incident in Strasbourg Christmas market – 2 injured pic.twitter.com/TJxJ3hG9Fr
— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) December 11, 2018
Breaking: Reports of possible shots fired at the city center of Strasbourg, France. pic.twitter.com/H90Rhn7465
— PM Breaking News (@PMBreakingNews) December 11, 2018
Faites attention à vous #Strasbourg https://t.co/gTF5DbhRf2
— Millant Salomé (@salome_millant) December 11, 2018
The city is currently hosting a meeting of the European Commission.
While both the suspect and motive are currently unknown, the incident echoes past Christmas market attacks in Europe. In 2016, a man drove a truck through a crowd at a Berlin Christmas market, killing 12.
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