Police open fire on car at Tour de France

Paris police officers have opened fire on a car that tried to crash through barricades about eight hours before the final arrival of the Tour de France cycling race.

The car escaped with its two occupants apparently unharmed after coming under fire around 11am local time in the Place de la Concorde, where the cyclists make their final triumphant rounds to conclude the race, said Luc Poignant, a spokesman with the SGP police union.