Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • NPR

    Paris Police Shoot, Wound Hammer-Wielding Assailant Outside Notre Dame

    France's interior minister says a man yelled "this is for Syria" as he attacked officers with a hammer; the incident is being investigated as a terrorist attack. One officer suffered minor injuries.
    by Camila Domonoske Jun 06, 2017 1 minute
    French police gather near the site of an attack near the entrance of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Tuesday. Anti-terrorist prosecutors have opened an investigation after police shot and injured a man who had tried to attack officers with a hammer. One officer was slightly injured. / BERTRAND GUAY / Getty Images

    A man in Paris attacked police officers with a hammer on Tuesday near Notre Dame Cathedral, and he was shot and wounded by police.

    One officer, while the assailant has been hospitalized.

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from NPR

    NPR2 min read
    Walmart Says It Will Close Its 51 Health Centers And Virtual Care Service
    The Arkansas-based company said that after managing the clinics it launched in 2019 and expanding its telehealth program, it concluded "there is not a sustainable business model for us to continue."
    NPR3 min readAmerican Government
    NPR Poll: Democrats Fear Fascism, And Republicans Worry About A Lack Of Values
    A new 2024 election poll from NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist shows fundamental divides over concerns for America's future and what to teach the next generation.
    NPR5 min read
    Here's This Year's List Of The Most Endangered Historic Places In The U.S.
    The National Trust's annual list includes Eatonville, the all-Black Florida town memorialized by Zora Neale Hurston, Alaska's Sitka Tlingit Clan houses, and the home of country singer Cindy Walker.

    Related Books & Audiobooks