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Man Shot Dead At France's Orly Airport After He Attempts To Steal Soldier's Weapon

French officials identified the attacker as a 39-year-old man born in France, whose home had been searched in the aftermath of attacks in Paris in 2015.
French firefighters and police officers secure Orly airport outside Paris on Saturday following the shooting of a man by French security forces. The attacker was known to French authorities, and his home had been searched following attacks in 2015.

A man was shot and killed by soldiers at Orly Airport outside Paris this morning after he attacked a soldier and attempted to steal her rifle.

He wrestled one of the soldiers to the ground, but she held on to her

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