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Marseille: an armed man attacks several people on the Canebière

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Police and the Marseille marine fire brigade were called out on Tuesday afternoon in the Canebière area.

An armed man stabbed two people and then pulled out a gun when the BAC arrived at the scene.

A third person sustained injuries to their legs, and the fourth victim was hit in the cheek by a piece of shrapnel.

The attacker was seriously injured by police return fire and died in hospital.

Born in 1983, the man had been released from prison in October 2018.