(BBC News) A French police unit in Strasbourg on Thursday came across Cherif Chekatt, the man who attacked the city's Christmas market on Tuesday, and killed him after he opened fire. On Tuesday, Chekatt opened fire close to the Christmas market, then escaped after commandeering a taxi. As he fled he came into contact with four soldiers and began firing at them. The soldiers fired back, hitting him in the arm. The attacker boasted to the taxi driver that he had killed 10 people, and also said he had been injured during a firefight with soldiers. The three victims killed in the market attack included Kamal Naghchband, a Muslim originally from Afghanistan and the father of three; a retired bank worker, 61; and Anupong Suebsamarn, 45, a Thai tourist.
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