Driver crashes into Paris police car, dies of injuries
Jun 19, 2017, 7:50 AM | Updated: 2:39 pm
Authorities in Paris said a driver who rammed his car into a police van Monday on the famed Champs-Elysees has died.
Police said his car was filled with explosives, which ignited. Witnesses said officers pulled the driver from the smoking vehicle. No one else was harmed.
BREAKING: Paris officials: Suspected attacker 'downed' after driving into police car on Champs-Elysees.
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JUST IN: Driver arrested after colliding with police car on the Champs Elysées; no one was injured in incident, French National Police say. pic.twitter.com/wLp9mpLE0Y
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Police said the 31-year-old man, whose name has not been released, had been flagged for extremism.
It was the second attack in Paris in several weeks.
In April, a man opened fire on officer a police officer on the Champs-Elysees, days before a presidential election, prompting an extensive security operation.
That suspect was killed by police.
France has been under a state of emergency after a string of deadly Islamic extremist attacks.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
