Paris security incident: Woman wearing hijab was threatening people at metro station, police shot her

Paris police on Tuesday opened fire on a woman suspected of making death threats and speaking in support of terrorism on a train in the French capital, the latest security incident in the country that has been under fire since a deadly stabbing at a school. Is on alert. On 13 October, an Islamic extremist was charged. The Paris prosecutor’s office said police fired one shot, seriously wounding the woman. It said he was admitted to hospital for emergency treatment.

The prosecutor’s office said it had launched a police investigation into the exact nature of what the woman allegedly said while riding the RER C suburban train in Paris and that witness testimony would be collected. It says she faces possible charges of making death threats, apologizing for terrorism and intimidating police. The prosecutor’s office said the woman was wearing a long cloak, known as an abaya. Abaya is mainly worn by Muslims.

Another police investigation was launched into the shooting, which is automatic when officers use firearms. Paris police said officers responded after several train passengers called emergency services and reported that a woman was making threats.