A Venezuelan man swiped a policeman's gun while handcuffed and opened fire Friday at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, injuring a police officer and two security guards, officials said. The man, who is in his 30s, was taken into custody after the incident, which occurred as he was being questioned for attempting to enter a restricted area of the Paris monument, police officials said. The suspect grabbed the policeman's pistol while his hands were cuffed behind his back, the officials said. The officer was shot in the arm, and a security guard suffered a bullet wound to the shoulder. A second security guard was grazed by a bullet. | Grabbed the piece and started blasting. |
The man was not further identified, and an investigation was underway. | Maybe just a nut, maybe a crook, maybe really Venezuelan. Time will tell. |
| Let's not be hasty and jump to conclusions. |
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