3 dead, 12 hurt in Christmas market attackBy ASSOCIATED PRESShome/News/World/At a Glance/3 dead, 12 hurt in Christmas market attackSTRASBOURG, France: A man who had been flagged as a possible extremist sprayed gunfire near the city of Strasbourg’s famous Christmas market Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila), killing at least three people, wounding up to a dozen and sparking a massive manhunt. It was unclear if the market, a popular gathering place that was the nucleus of an al-Qaida-linked plot in 2000, was the intended target. Authorities did not give a motive for the shooting, though prosecutors said they had opened a terrorism investigation. Strasbourg, on France’s eastern border, is home to the European Parliament, one of several places that was locked down after the shooting. The prefect of the Strasbourg region said the man was on a watch list of people who had potentially been radicalized.

Source: Manila Times December 12, 2018 16:18 UTC