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Gunman Kills 8 in Suburban Paris

VOA News
27 Mar 2002 14:19 UTC
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French President Jacques Chirac and Nanterre Mayor Jacqueline Fraysse, leave the Nanterre town hall
A gunman has killed at least eight people and injured 20 others in a shooting rampage in a suburban Paris town hall. Officials say the man opened fire just as the municipal council in the town of Nanterre, northwest of the French capital, wrapped up a regular session.

 Police arrested the assailant, 33-year-old Richard Durne, and took him in for questioning.

 Witnesses say the attacker randomly but calmly fired at council members, reloading two automatic pistols and a revolver several times. Authorities say some of the wounded are in serious condition.

 Those present overpowered the gunman after hitting him with a chair. Police have mentioned no motive for the shooting, but say the attacker was an amateur marksman licensed to carry firearms.

 Both French President Jacques Chirac and his challenger in next month's presidential election, Prime Minister Lionel Jospin, visited the scene and denounced the attack as an act of madness. 

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