The French President Francois Hollande has praised the "courage" and "efficiency" of troops and police, after they shot dead a man at an airport in Paris.

He has been described as "a radicalized Muslim" and was on a terror watch list.

He opened fire on three officers at a road check before attacking a soldier at Orly airport.

This passenger saw what happened:

Flights were suspended and the airport evacuated as French security personnel moved in to check for explosives.

Paris Orly airport latest: Radical Islamic Terrorist was on Terror Watch List, which tells me they're USELESS! pic.twitter.com/UnMCWrkQh5

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