The French authorities are hunting for a gunman on the loose in Paris after shootings at the offices of newspaper Libération and bank Société Générale. <br /><br />Police have been deployed outside the offices of several media outlets in the French capital. <br /><br />A photographer’s assistant, was seriously injured when an armed assailant entered Libération’s headquarters in east-central Paris and opened fire. <br /><br />Nicolas Demorand, Editorial Director of Libération, told reporters: “This level of violence, these tensions surrounding journalists – people who’re doing a job that’s crucial for democracy – should be of concern to all citizens.”<br /><br />Société Générale said no-one was injured when a gunman opened fire outside its headquarters in the La Défense business district of western Paris. <br /><br />The authorities believe one gunman, described as European looking and in his 40s, was responsible for the incidents at Libération and Société Générale.<br /><br />The shootings took place days after an armed intruder, also believed to be the same man, entered the offices of television channel BFM and made threats to journalists.
