Anastasiades addresses European Parliament in Strasbourg

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades will address the European Parliament's plenary session in Strasbourg Wednesday as planned.

Late Tuesday, a lone gunman opened fire at the city's Christmas market, an incident which resulted in the deaths of at least three people and the injury of twelve.

Strasbourg is one of the two locations, the other one being Brussels, where the European Parliament assembles.

The plenary session brings to the French city the majority of European MPs and a large number of Brussels-based administrative staff.

Cyprus's Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Christodoulides and government spokesman Prodromos Prodromos were also in Strasburg on Tuesday afternoon.

The city center was cordoned off for hours and the European Parliament was on lockdown, with MEPs and officials unable to enter the Parliament building. A large number...

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