Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris evacuated after man commits suicide: Police
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A picture taken at night on Nov 30, 2012 shows Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris. A man shot himself dead on May 21, 2013 in front of the altar of Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral, forcing the evacuation of the French capital's famed tourist spot, police told AFP. -- FILE PHOTO: AFP
PARIS (AP) - The Paris police have said that the Notre Dame Cathedral has been evacuated after a man committed suicide in the 850-year-old monument and tourist site.
A police official said officers closed the cathedral to the public after the incident on Tuesday afternoon. The official could not confirm French media reports that the man had shot himself.
Officials with the cathedral said only that it had been evacuated.
That is highly unusual for the cathedral, visited by some 13 million people from around the world every year.
