Molotov cocktail in Paris restaurant injures 12 people

At least 12 people, including six police officers, were injured after a Molotov cocktail was thrown into a restaurant in Paris following a botched robbery, according to security officials.

Three people suffered severe burns and were airlifted to a hospital after the Molotov cocktail exploded on Sunday night and sent flames through a five-storey building where the restaurant is located in the northern suburb of Aubervilliers, reports the Mirror.

The six police officers suffered minor injuries as they responded and helped the victims.

A freelance journalist said on Twitter that the arson was linked to a "robbery gone wrong".

About 50 firefighters were sent to the scene, French daily Le Parisien reported.

 

France remains under a state of emergency following a series of terror attacks, but there was no suggestion that Sunday night's fire had links to terrorism.

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