Liberation and Societe Generale hit by Paris gun attacks

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The president of Liberation, Nicolas Demorand (centre), described the attack as "very, very serious"

A manhunt has been launched in Paris after a gunman attacked offices of the newspaper Liberation and opened fire outside the bank Societe Generale.A photographer, 27, was seriously hurt at Liberation and a motorist was forced to drive to the Champs Elysees before he was allowed to go.Police are looking for the same man who broke into the Paris offices of the 24-hour news channel BFMTV on Friday.

Police have now sealed off the area around Liberation's offices


Police have now been stationed outside all the main media offices in Paris.Liberation said images of the suspect corresponded with those of the attacker at BFMTV.The suspect is said to be between 40 and 45, shaven-headed and overweight.The BBC's Christian Fraser in Paris says that, for a time, a police helicopter hung over the Champs Elysees amid fears the gunman might be heading towards the Eiffel Tower, but it is speculated that he might have gone into the metro.

A police investigation is now under way, but there has been no statement on any link between the attacks at BFMTV and Liberation


Police are encouraging people to stay indoors.French media say the hostage-taker told the motorist he was armed with grenades.'Fighting for his life'At 10:15 local time (09:15 GMT), a gunman entered the Paris offices of Liberation, near the Place de la Republique in the east of the city, and opened fire.He injured a photographer in the chest and arm before escaping. Liberation said three spent cartridges had been found.The gunman did not say anything during the attack, Liberation reported.Some two hours later, the bank Societe Generale confirmed that a man opened fire outside its headquarters in the western business district of La Defense. No-one was injured, the bank said.Liberation's deputy editor Fabrice Tassel said the victim there - who was shot in the chest - was fighting for his life.The man - who has not been named - was said to be a freelance assistant photographer who had just arrived at the newspaper office to work on a fashion photoshoot.Police have sealed off the area around Liberation's offices. Interior Minister Manuel Valls has visited the scene, along with Culture Minister Aurelie Filippetti and the Mayor of Paris Bertrand Delanoe.

Interior Minister Manuel Valls went to Liberation's offices


Mr Valls said: "As long as this person is still on the loose and we do not know the motives, this represents a threat. We must move fast."French President Francois Hollande asked Mr Valls to mobilise every means to stop whoever was responsible for the attacks and to shed light on the circumstances."In a democracy, when someone enters a newspaper office with a gun, this is very, very serious, whatever the person's mental state," said Liberation's publisher Nicolas Demorand.Mr Demorand said he would hold a news conference at 17:00 GMT.In Friday's attack, a man walked into BFMTV and emptied the chamber of his gun in the reception area, our correspondent reports."Next time I won't miss," the man said to an editor he had threatened.


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