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Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti and French President Emmanuel Macron, background right, attendattend a ceremony to seal the right to abortion in the French constitution, on International Women's Day, at the Place Vendome, in Paris, France March 8, 2024. France inscribed the guaranteed right to abortion in its constitution Friday, a powerful message of support for women's right on International Women's Day. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool Photo via AP) © Provided by The Associated Press

The suspect was killed after a shootout with police during his arrest, reports said. The attacker was on the run in the La Chapelle-sur-Erdre area in Nantes in western France when he was tracked by police. The policewoman reportedly sustained life-threatening injuries. There was no information on the assailant's motive. The police haven't revealed the identity of the attacker. The incidents of attack on police have increased in France in recent months. Last month, a female police worker was stabbed to death near Paris by a Tunisian national.