ADVERTISEMENTThe attacker is a 29-year-old with a police record in France and Germany who had been flagged for extremism, police said. Police detained five people in overnight searches around the city, Laurent Nunez, secretary of state for the Interior Ministry, said on France-Inter radio. Police were out in force in Strasbourg on Wednesday morning, and the Christmas market was closed. ADVERTISEMENTSome 350 officers and two helicopters were searching for the assailant after Tuesday’s drama, which involved shooting in multiple neighborhoods of Strasbourg, authorities said. The shooter was shot and wounded by soldiers guarding the Christmas market, according to Stephane Morisse of police union FGP Police.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 12, 2018 09:05 UTC