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Breaking: 2 dead, 4 injured in shooting at central Paris: Reports

Two people died and four others were injured after a shooting in central Paris on Friday around midday, a police source told AFP, with a man arrested afterwards.

The shooting occurred near a Kurdish cultural centre, according to French television network BFM TV.

A shopkeeper in the area told AFP she had heard seven or eight shots in rue d’Enghien in the 10th arrondissement, saying “it was total panic. We locked ourselves inside.”

Meanwhile, police in Paris said they were dealing with an incident on the Rue d’Enghien and urged the public to stay away from the area.

The suspected gunman has been arrested and is said to be in his 60s, according to BFM TV. The motive behind the shooting is still not known.

This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.

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