Guard at Qatar's Paris embassy killed in fight: prosecutors

May 23, 2022 / 11:29 PM

French policemen take position outside the Qatar Embassy in Paris

Sharjah 24 – AFP: A security guard working for the Qatari embassy in Paris was killed Monday after a fight with another man in front of the mission, French prosecutors said.

The fight took place in front of the embassy in the 8th district in central Paris, a source close to the case said.

"The circumstances surrounding the security guard's death still need to be precisely determined," prosecutors said, adding that the use of a weapon had not yet been confirmed.

The man involved in the fight has been arrested and Paris police have opened an investigation for murder.