Notre Dame Cathedral attack: Terrorism probe launched after officer injured by man with hammer

A police officer is expected to recover after he was attacked by a person wielding a hammer Tuesday afternoon outside Paris’ Nortre Dame Cathedral.

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The attacker, identified by French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb as an Algerian student, was shot by one of the injured officer’s colleagues. Authorities in Paris said the attacker was hospitalized after the shooting.

Police on Twitter earlier asked for people to stay away from the Notre Dame.

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