Barbes shooting: Paris police gun down man in fake suicide vest 'shouting Allahu Akbar' - as it happened
Police tell people to stay indoors as bomb squad is called, with the interior ministry investigating possible 'terrorist' incident
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- Isis 'flag' and claim of responsibility found on body of man shot dead by police
- One officer injured in incident outside police station in Barbes area of northern Paris
- Union sources tell French media the man 'had a knife' and attempted to enter the station
- Interior ministry says man shouted 'Allahu Akbar'
- Officials say man was wearing an apparent explosive vest, which turns out to be a 'fake'
- Local residents were told to stay indoors as bomb squad inspected body with robot
- Incident comes on anniversary of Charlie Hebdo massacre, amid commemorations and heightened security across capital
- Just moments earlier, Hollande gives speech praising police for sacrifice keeping people safe
A man has been shot dead by officers outside a police station in Barbes, northern Paris. Follow our live blog above.
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