Reports of gunshots and panic at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

There are reports that gunshots were fired at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

The Police responded to an alert following gunshots at the Cathedral. Crowds have been told to leave the area.

Loud bangs just now at Notre Dame. Crowd scattered. Sirens going off.

— Mark Johnson (@jonnojohnson) June 6, 2017

It's also being reported an attacker tried to injure a Police Officer with a hammer.

#BREAKING: Police officer shoots at attacker near Notre Dame in #Paris; Suspect tried to attack police officer with a hammer pic.twitter.com/G1IwXanyW3

— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) June 6, 2017

At this point, it has not been confirmed as a terrorist attack but Paris is one of the countries on high alert following the attacks in Manchester and London. More when we have it.