French officials denounced today an “unacceptable” attack on two police officers who were shot and had their guns stolen while they were carrying out a surveillance operation in a Paris suburb, reports the Malay Mail.
One of the officers was in critical condition after being shot four times, while the other was shot twice after they were dragged out of their unmarked car and beaten late yesterday.
“They were pulled from the car and set upon, then shot and had their service weapons stolen,” said Ludovic Collignon of the Alliance police union.
The mayor of Herblay, where the attack took place, said three people managed to grab the officers’ guns and shoot them.
“I don’t think they realised they were police,” Philippe Rouleau told BFM television. “In the middle of the fight the attackers seized their weapons and shot them point-blank.”
Interior minister Gérald Darmanin described an act of “unheard-of violence,” promising on Twitter that “everything will be done to find the culprits”.