A gunman opened fire randomly in a town near Paris... and killed a person

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Amid the prevailing tension in France following the protests that in many regions turned into a state of chaos and riots during the past days, an armed person opened fire on passers-by in the city of Trappes, southwest of Paris.

A French police source announced on Friday that a gunman opened fire, killing one person, and wounding four in the suburbs of Paris.

The source also added that the suspect was arrested, according to Reuters.

While other sources indicated that the attack occurred at 10:30 a.m. local time, in the cities of Trappes and La Verrière in the French Yvelines region, where a man on board a vehicle fired a barrage of bullets toward the public road.