Macron condemns racism after one killed in ‘terrorist’ shooting near Paris

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Source: The Guardian World · NewTimes editorial text based on the source feed.

Gunman opens fire from car in Trappes and Verrière, killing one and injuring five others, including a 12-year-old girl Emmanuel Macron has condemned racism in French society after a gunman opened fire from a car west of Paris on Friday, killing one person, wounding a 12-year-old girl and injuring four others in what the president called a “racist terrorist attack”.

Macron arrived at the scene of the drive-by shooting in Trappes, a town west of Paris, on Friday night, saying he was deeply saddened by what he called the “premeditated” attack.

The 12-year-old girl, who was shot eight times, is being treated in hospital.