Gunman shot dead by Police in Avignon after threatening people with weapon.

The incident in happened on the same morning that three people were killed in a church in Nice, whose mayor has described the knife attack as terrorism.

The man was shot dead in Montfavet, a district in the city of Avignon, police said. Authorities said he had threatened passers by with a handgun.

French radio station Europe 1 have reported that the man had shouted “Allahu Akbar”.