France's Fillon calls for election campaign to be suspended after Paris shooting

Reuters

PARIS (Reuters) - French conservative politician Francois Fillon, a candidate in France's presidential election, said on Thursday that campaigning should be suspended following the shooting in Paris in which a police officer was killed, and two others were wounded. A first round of voting is scheduled to be held on Sunday in the election followed by a runoff vote on May 7 between the two leading candidates. (Reporting by John Irish; Writing By Richard Balmforth)