Paris Shopping Mall

Hundreds of climate activists barricaded themselves into a Paris shopping centre on Saturday as security forces tried to remove them, ahead of a planned series of protests around the world by the Extinction Rebellion movement.

Special forces evacuated 18 people from a mall near Paris today after gunmen attacked a Primark store inside, in what is believed to be an attempt to rob the shop, police said.

Gunmen were holed up inside a Primark store near Paris today with about 10 people inside after what appears to be an attempt to rob the shop, police said, adding that special forces had been dispatched to the scene.

Hundreds of climate activists barricaded themselves into a Paris shopping centre on Saturday as security forces tried to remove them, ahead of a planned series of protests around the world by the Extinction Rebellion movement.

Special forces evacuated 18 people from a mall near Paris today after gunmen attacked a Primark store inside, in what is believed to be an attempt to rob the shop, police said.

Gunmen were holed up inside a Primark store near Paris today with about 10 people inside after what appears to be an attempt to rob the shop, police said, adding that special forces had been dispatched to the scene.