The number of those injured in the shooting at the Christmas fair in Strasbourg has increased to 13 people, AFP reported on Wednesday, citing the local prefecture. A police operation was underway early on Wednesday around Strasbourg cathedral near where a gunman killed three people and wounded a dozen others on Tuesday evening.
On the opposite side of the Rhine river also tightened border controls, according to officials. The gunman, who is believed to have been injured by security forces, is on the run and France has raised its security threat to the highest alert level and strengthened border controls, Reuters reports. The European Parliament, which is sitting in Strasbourg this week, was put into lockdown after the attack.