Policewoman shot dead by gunman near Paris
Paris, Jan 8: A gunman wearing a bullet-proof vest shot dead a policewoman and critically wounded a government employee outside Paris, according to police here Thursday. The gunman is still on the run. In a related development, an explosion took place at a kebab shop near a mosque in the eastern region of France. Officials say there were no casualties. Thursday's firing incident comes a day after 12 persons were shot dead by three gunmen in an attack on satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.