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French police shoot dead two people in separate incidents

A woman aged 22 was killed in Rennes in western France and a a man was shot dead by police in the southern city of Nice.

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A 22-year-old French woman was shot and killed in the western city of Rennes during an anti-drug operation on Wednesday, while a man was shot dead by police in the Mediterranean city of Nice following suspicious behaviour at the wheel of a vehicle, reports RFI.

Police authorities said the man killed in Nice was driving a stolen vehicle and refused to obey an order to stop. 

An officer used a service weapon to fire a single shot at the driver, while a passenger in the vehicle was detained.

In a separate incident in Rennes, a woman aged 22 was killed and a man, 26, was wounded when police opened fire while making an arrest during an anti-drugs operation.

Meanwhile in Paris, a police officer shot and seriously wounded a man who reportedly threatened him with a broken bottle overnight Tuesday near the Eiffel Tower, a police source said.

Read more of this report from RFI.