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French police have shot dead the man who attacked Strasbourg's Christmas market on Tuesday, the interior minister has said.
A police unit came across Cherif Chekatt in a Strasbourg street and shot him after he opened fire.
Three people have died following the shooting at the market and several more were seriously injured.
Chekatt, 29, had a string of criminal convictions in France and Germany and had become a radical Islamist in jail.
[h=2]How did Tuesday's attack unfold?[/h]At about 20:00 local time (19:00 GMT), a man opened fire close to the famed Christmas market near Place Kléber, which attracts thousands of visitors.
A police unit came across Cherif Chekatt in a Strasbourg street and shot him after he opened fire.
Three people have died following the shooting at the market and several more were seriously injured.
Chekatt, 29, had a string of criminal convictions in France and Germany and had become a radical Islamist in jail.
[h=2]How did Tuesday's attack unfold?[/h]At about 20:00 local time (19:00 GMT), a man opened fire close to the famed Christmas market near Place Kléber, which attracts thousands of visitors.
