Hooded gunmen fire on police in Marseille

Elite police troops were being sent to the scene

File photo
File photo

Hooded gunmen armed with Kalashnikov rifles fired on police in the French city of Marseille, where Prime Minister Manuel Valls was paying a visit on Monday, a police source said.

Elite police troops were being sent to the scene, in the northern suburbs of the Mediterranean port city, after the shots, the source said.

More information as it becomes available.