Strasbourg, France (AP) – French authorities arrested five people Wednesday and were searching for the alleged extremist who shot one of the most famous Christmas markets in Europe, in the eastern city of Strasbourg, killing three people, injuring at least 13 more and putting the country back in check. The Government raised the security alert and sent police reinforcements to Strasbourg, where some 350 personnel of the security forces were searching for the aggressor. According to police, the suspect was wounded in a shootout with soldiers after the Tuesday night attack but fled, and a senior official said that he could have escaped to neighboring Germany.the aggressor in a 29 year old man with police in France and Germany, which had been marked by extremism, said the police. Authorities detained five people at night records in the city, said Laurent Núñez, Secretary of State to the Minister of the Interior, to the France-Inter radio.
A Thai tourist died in France after a suspected terrorist attack. | Special a terrorist investigation was opened, but the motive of the attack is not clear at the moment. Eight of the wounded had a serious prognosis, said Nunez. According to the Mayor of the city, some of them had wounds to the head. Witnesses described gunfire and screams when the gunman opened fire on the market on Tuesday night, in a city that is home to the European Parliament and which was proclaimed the capital of Europe _ as well as promote themselves as the “Christmas capital”. For hours, parts of the city were reinforced. The attack is a new setback for France after a wave of Islamic extremist attacks in 2015 and 2016, and occurs in the middle of a month of protests against President Emmanuel Macron blocked roads across the country, led to riots in Paris and increased pressure on the police. Although the authorities asked people that no it escapes from House after the assault, the Mayor of Strasbourg, Roland Ries, told BFM television on Wednesday that the “life must continue” and that the city should not give in to a “terrorist who is trying to alter our lifestyle”. The offender entered a safety near the site of the market and opened fire from there, said Ries.Uno of the possible reasons for the attack was that the police tried unsuccessfully to stop the aggressor earlier Tuesday for attempted murder, said Nunez, pointing that the suspect would have been radicalized during a previous stay in prison. The authorities did not make his name public.
Police officers were guarding the streets of Strasbourg, about 500 kilometers (310 miles) to the East of Paris and at the border between France and Germany, on Wednesday and the Christmas market was closed.
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