
An armed man wounded two policemen before he was arrested in the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, local authorities said Thursday.
Earlier in the day, an armed man opened fire on two police officers from the National Police Intervention Group (GIPN) during his arrest. He injured them before being put under control, La reunion prefecture said in a statement posted on its website.
The assailant was injured during the arrest, the statement said, without giving further details.
According to local media, the shooter was a 22-year-old man. He was suspected of radicalization. The anti-terrorism section of Paris prosecutor office opened a probe into the shooting, they added.
Source: Xinhua
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