By — Laura Santhanam Laura Santhanam Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/french-police-block-off-area-near-champs-elysees Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter French police block off area near Champs-Elysees World Jun 19, 2017 10:26 AM EDT Reports of a car fire near the Champs-Elysees prompted police to block off the area’s shopping district in Paris, according to media reports Monday. A person was detained after the car he was in collided with a police vehicle, the Associated Press has reported. BREAKING: Paris officials: Suspected attacker 'downed' after driving into police car on Champs-Elysees. — The Associated Press (@AP) June 19, 2017 France remains in a state of emergency after a series of attacks in November 2015 that left a total of 130 people dead. This post will be updated as new information is made available. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Laura Santhanam Laura Santhanam Laura Santhanam is the Health Reporter and Coordinating Producer for Polling for the PBS NewsHour, where she has also worked as the Data Producer. Follow @LauraSanthanam @LauraSanthanam
Reports of a car fire near the Champs-Elysees prompted police to block off the area’s shopping district in Paris, according to media reports Monday. A person was detained after the car he was in collided with a police vehicle, the Associated Press has reported. BREAKING: Paris officials: Suspected attacker 'downed' after driving into police car on Champs-Elysees. — The Associated Press (@AP) June 19, 2017 France remains in a state of emergency after a series of attacks in November 2015 that left a total of 130 people dead. This post will be updated as new information is made available. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now