Man shot and wounded after attacking police officer at Notre Dame

A man has been shot and injured after reportedly attacking a police officer with a hammer at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris.

Police in the France capital warned people to stay away from the site, on the Ile de Cite island on the River Seine, on via Twitter message.

The officer was injured during the assault, before the attacker was shot by colleagues, police confirmed.

The area in front of the cathedral has been sealed off, with French TV reporting that tourists were fleeing the scene.

Paris is on high alert after a series of Islamic extremist attacks in recent years.

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