Paris police evacuated the Gare de l’Est train station today after a bomb threat, as authorities across Europe pressed on with efforts to prevent new violence after the worst terrorist attacks in decades.

A policewoman shot near Paris has reportedly died after a second attack on police in the French capital in consecutive days.

MORE than 1,000 people attended a special prayer service in Listowel, Co Kerry, for a missing local businessman, John Kennelly, 47, who has not been seen for more than three weeks.

French police today promised increased surveillance on the country’s rail network before nationwide strikes and protests against the government’s new youth employment law.

Paris police today put a temporary ban on some types of public gatherings, citing concerns about a string of mobile phone or Internet messages urging “violent actions” in the French capital.

A WOULD-BE assassin pulled a rifle out of a guitar case yesterday and fired at least one shot as French President Jacques Chirac passed during the annual Bastille Day military parade.

A would-be assassin pulled a rifle out of a guitar case today and fired at least one shot as French President Jacques Chirac passed during the annual Bastille Day military parade.