Minister speaks of a “terrorist act” in France

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Lerato Khumalo

Minister speaks of a “terrorist act” in France

Minister speaks of a “terrorist act” in France

Updated 10/23/2026 – 3:55 p.mReading time: 1 min.

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There were shots fired in the Paris area in the morning. (Source: Emma Da Silva/AP/dpa/dpa-bilder)

After fatal shootings in the region of Paris France’s Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez described the incident as a “terrorist act”. “The investigation is still ongoing, but this is clearly a terrorist crime,” Nuñez told journalists in Trappes after a man in a car fired shots on the street.