French policeman's murder a 'terror attack'

A French special forces vehicle leaves the scene of the incident in Magnanville, 45 kilometers west of Paris.

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve says the killing of a French police officer and his partner Monday was "an abject terrorist act."

The attacker was then killed by a SWAT team in a town northwest of Paris, an official for the French Interior Ministry told reporters.

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