A counter-terror operation was launched following reports of gunfire in the Halles area of central Paris.

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Dozens of police and helicopters attended the scene, near an underground shopping centre which was packed with locals and tourists.

The French Government initially issued a warning about the attack in central Paris, though local news sources are saying the operation has come to a close.

French police have since confirmed there was ‘no indication of danger’ after the reported gun shots.


The Forum at the centre of Les Halles, Paris, France (Picture: Alamy)

French police scrambled to the scene to conduct a security operation on Saturday in a busy shopping district in central Paris and said it had ended with no sign of danger.

During the operation, the official French government security alert application said that a police operation was underway in Saint Leu church in the Chatelet neighbourhood and advised people to stay away.