Paris [France], December 23 (ANI): Two persons were killed and four others injured in a shooting incident in Paris, French broadcaster BFMTV reported on Friday.

The broadcaster said that a man in his 60s who opened fire on a street in the 10th arrondissement of the French capital has been apprehended.

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"An investigation has been opened into the counts of murder, intentional homicide and aggravated violence," the Paris prosecutor's office told BFMTV. "A 69-year-old man was arrested and taken into custody," said the prosecution.

Paris police said that an intervention is underway in the 10th arrondissement of Paris.

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"Paris10 rue d'Enghien, police intervention in progress. A person arrested. Avoid the area and let the emergency services intervene," Paris Police Prefecture tweeted. (ANI)

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