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    Suspect in Champs Elysees shooting under formal investigation

    His DNA was found on the weapon used by the shooter, identified as Karim Cheurfi, who had opened fire on a police vehicle parked on the famous avenue in Paris.

    Suspect in Champs Elysees shooting under formal investigation
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    Police officers block the access to the Champs Elysees in Paris (File | AFP)

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    Suspect in Champs Elysees shooting under formal investigation

    A man believed to have been an accomplice of the shooter who killed a policeman on Paris' Champs Elysees in April was placed under a formal investigation and remanded in custody, a judicial source said today.

    His DNA was found on the weapon used by the shooter, identified as Karim Cheurfi, who had opened fire on a police vehicle parked on the famous avenue in Paris, killing one officer and injuring two others before being shot dead.

    The man arrested was unknown to anti-terrorist services, the source said.

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