Hooded gunmen fire on police in Marseille, France

February 09, 2015 16:50

Hooded gunmen have fired on police in the French city of Marseille where the Prime Minister Manuel Valls had been due to visit. Gunfire was heard in the Castellane area of the city on Monday morning.

Witnesses said the armed men fired Kalashnikovs into the air. Around 40 police officers are reported to positioned on a roundabout.

Elite security forces have been sent to the scene, according to a police source.

France has been on high alert in the wake of recent terror attacks.

French journalist Stefan De Vries told Sky News: "The area is sealed now and heavily armed squad teams are in the area. "There is a very high murder rate but almost all the murders are gang-related. Very few victims are civilians." -- Sky News.

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