Two dead, several injured after shooting in Paris
A gunman has opened fire in central Paris, killing two people and wounding several others, BBC News reports.
The shooting took place close to a Kurdish cultural centre not far from the Gare de l'Est station.
A suspect aged 69 was quickly detained by police in connection with the attack.
Authorities appealed for people to avoid the area in Rue d'Enghien, in the 10th district in Strasbourg-Saint Denis.
"It's total panic, we've locked ourselves in," one shopkeeper told AFP news agency.
The witness said she had heard seven or eight bursts of gunfire.