In pictures: Strasbourg Christmas market shooting

Hundreds of security forces hunt for a lone gunman who killed at least 3 people and wounded a dozen others

STRASBOURG, FRANCE,: Police officers stand in the streets of the Neudorf area in Strasbourg, eastern France, after a shooting breakout, on December 11, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

French President Emmanuel Macron (C) presides over an emergency crisis meeting with French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe (center R), French junior Minister for Interior Laurent Nunez (center L) and French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly (R) at the Interior Ministry in Paris, France, on December 11, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

Police motorcycles drives in the streets of Strasbourg, eastern France, after a shooting breakout, on December 11, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

Staff wait on a room in the European Parliament as the building is on lockdown after a shooting near the Christmas market in Strasbourg, eastern France, on December 11, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

A police officer stands in the Neudorf area of Strasbourg, eastern France, after a shooting breakout, on December 11, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

Policemen speak with a military in the streets of Strasbourg, eastern France, after a shooting breakout, on December 11, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

Members of the French special forces BRI (Research and Intervention Brigade - Brigades de recherche et d'intervention) conduct searches on December 12, 2018 for the gunman who opened fire near a Christmas market in Strasbourg, eastern France, the night before. PHOTO: AFP

Police, firefighters and emergency services intervene on Place Gutenberg after a shooting on December 11, 2018 in Strasbourg, eastern France. PHOTO: AFP

Emergency workers escort a woman after a shooting near the Christmas market in Strasbourg, eastern France, on December 11, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

French police officers stand guard near the scene of a shooting on December 11, 2018 in Strasbourg, eastern France. PHOTO: AFP