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Notre-Dame attacker shouted 'this is for Syria': minister

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The man who attacked a police officer with a hammer outside Notre-Dame Cathedral shouted "this is for Syria" before being shot and injured outside the Paris tourist spot today, the French interior minister said.

He was also found to be carrying kitchen knives and had a document identifying him as an Algerian student, the authenticity of which authorities were checking, Gerard Collomb told reporters.

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First Published: Jun 06 2017 | 10:28 PM IST

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