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Policewoman dies after second Paris shooting

Last updated on: January 08, 2015 16:22 IST

Pencils and flowers of condolance are placed at the French embassy at Pariser Platz in Berlin. Photographer: Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters

According to police sources, the policewoman who was critically injured in a shooting in Montrogue outside France early on Thursday morning, has succumbed to her injuries. Heavily armed gunmen had opened fire at the policewoman and a municipal worker at around 8 am.

The gunman is still on the run, said France Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve -- who rushed to the scene at Malakoff just south of the city. It was earlier reported that one of the attackers had been detained.

French police assist a woman after a shooting in the street of Montrouge near Paris. Photographer: Charles Platiau/Reuters

A blast was reported near a kebab shop near in a mosque in the city of Lyon. Grenades were hurled at another mosque in Le Mans, in west Paris. No injuries were reported, but the police and fire fighters have cordoned off the area.

Military personnel patrol the Gare de L'Est railway station in Paris, France. Photograph: Antoine Antoniol/Getty Images

No link has been established between the Charlie Hebdo massacre yet. No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks.