Gunman on the run after killing 4 at Strasbourg Christmas marketSTRASBOURG, France — A gunman killed four people and injured around a dozen others at the famed Christmas market in the French city of Strasbourg on Tuesday before fleeing the scene, authorities said. The gunman has been identified and was on a watchlist of suspected extremists, a statement from local security services said. Several areas neighbouring the Christmas market were sealed off on Tuesday night and residents were being told to stay indoors. The Christmas market in Strasbourg and the city's illuminations are an annual tourist attraction that draw hundreds of thousands of people. Special anti-terror army units have been deployed in Strasbourg and soldiers and armed police are regularly seen patrolling among the 300 wooden Christmas market chalets.

Source: Philippine Star December 12, 2018 00:22 UTC