Paris:

A man shot and seriously wounded two officers in a Paris police station on Thursday after grabbing a weapon, a source close to the case told AFP.

The officers had just arrested the man and were searching him when he seized one of their weapons and opened fire, according to a police source.

The source close to the case said the incident happened in the French capital’s 13th district shortly before 10:30 pm (2030 GMT), adding that the officers were in critical care.

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