Scotsman:

A Venezuelan man swiped a policemanÂ’s pistol and opened fire today at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, injuring a police officer and two security guards, officials said.

The man, aged in his 30s, was taken into custody after the incident, which took place as he was being questioned for attempting to enter a restricted area of the Paris monument, police officials said.

The suspect grabbed the pistol while he was handcuffed behind his back, the officials said. The man was not further identified, and an investigation was under way.

The officer was hit in the arm, and a security guard suffered a bullet wound to the shoulder. The other security guard was grazed by a bullet.

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