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'Terrorist' shooting in Paris suburbs kills one, injures five

A gunman firing from his car killed one person and wounded five – including a 12-year-old girl shot eight times – in the Paris suburbs, with prosecutors investigating a potential "terrorist" act.

The man was "firing at random, wanting to cause a bloodbath" as he drove through the southwestern working-class towns of Trappes and neighbouring La Verriere, Trappes mayor Ali Rabeh said. Most of the victims were from foreign backgrounds and prosecutors are investigating whether the acts targeted the "real or supposed race, ethnicity, nationality or religion" of the victims.

According to sources, the alleged shooter – a 39-year-old man – was arrested in nearby Coignieres, with police finding him in possession of a submachine gun and tear-gas grenades.

Also today

• Meghan Markle deeply distressed by accusations her father had images of child abuse
• Foreign ministers from eight European and Middle Eastern countries met in Istanbul for talks on the Strait of Hormuz and crises across the Middle East
• Tanker filled with Russian diesel heading for New York after US eased sanctions in a deal that shocked Ukraine and its European allies
• CFL announce multiple train route closures for engineering works between October 31 and November 8
• Construction worker dies while checking crane on Route de Thionville in Luxembourg City
  

On air

Quiz master Charles put Tom's grey matter to the test again, this time asking him to identify the common English name of the following countries, when given their endonyms - see how you do: Kampuchea, Crna Gora, Paguot Thudan, Eesti, and Cymru.

Figure of the day

France will deploy some 70,000 police nationwide as it braces for new protests this weekend

• The country is bracing for new protests after some of the worst urban violence in years erupted on the sidelines of demonstrations a week ago
• President Emmanuel Macron is reportedly postponing a visit to Nigeria and Senegal amid the crisis, and held a meeting of his defence council of top ministers and officials
• Sunday's scheduled PSG - Lyon game postponed to Monday to allow the police to focus on the protests

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