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Gunmen have opened fire outside a restaurant in the Bastille area of Paris.

Several shots were reportedly exchanged on the Boulevard de la Bastille at about 6pm this evening.

One man was shot in the stomach when a dispute escalated out of control outside the ‘Chez Papa’ restaurant, in the centre of the city.

French police said the unnamed victim suffered wounds to the abdomen.

The man who shot him was seen running away, before being arrested by police nearby and taken into custody.

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Local media report two others involved escaped.

"We have no names for those involved," said a local police spokesman, who added the man's injuries "were not life threatening".

Early indications were that the incident was not terrorism related, and instead an argument that got out of control, said the police source.

Officers are thought to be searching for a discarded weapon in the area.

A police source told the Telegraph the man who was shot had "marks on his face suggesting he had been in a fight.

The manager of Chez Papa said the victim, thought to be around 30 years old, was caught in the crossfire of a gunfight between two men on the street outside the restaurant.

He then collapsed on the pavement before the emergency services arrived and took him to hospital

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Remy Buisine, who appears to be at the scene, Tweeted: "The investigation takes place not in the restaurant 'Chez Papa', nor before.

"But across the road in a small park."

A video taken at the scene show emergency services outside the eatery.

The city remains on high alert following the ISIS atrocity which claimed the lives of 130 people last year.

Extremists targeted bars and restaurants in the Bastille area on November 13th, as well as the nearby Bataclan music venue, and the Stade de France sports stadium in the northern suburb of St-Denis.