Following the Westminster attacks outside the Uk Parliament, there seems to be another act of terror in France.
At least three people, including a teenager, have been hurt in a shooting near a metro station in northern France, say reports.
At least three people, including a teenager, have been hurt in a shooting near a metro station in northern France, say reports.
Witnesses said a number of shots were fired, possibly as many as 10, in the attack in the city of Lille.
A 14-year-old boy was shot in the leg, while a second victim was hit in the neck and was described as more seriously injured.
A third wounded person was also taken to hospital following the shooting close to the Porte d'Arras metro station in the south of the city.
None of the injuries are thought to be life-threatening, according to French news website La Voix Du Nord.
The motive for the attack has not been confirmed but there is speculation that it could be a "settling of accounts" by the gunman, who is said to be on the run.
Media reports, citing police, said the shooting was not terror-related.
France is on high alert with a state of emergency still in place following a series of terror attacks in recent months and years.
Last weekend, a radicalised Muslim on a crime watchlist shot a policewoman in the head at a road check before attacking a soldier at Orly airport in Paris.
In the terminal the attacker, known as Ziyed B, assaulted a patrol of three counter-terrorism soldiers, and wrestled one of them to the floor, trying to take her gun.
The man was shot dead by patrol officers.
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