WASHINGTON — (CNN) At least 18 people were killed in shootings in central Paris late Friday, CNN affiliate BFMTV reported.

Police were outside a restaurant in the 10th arrondissement, where the incident occurred.

Lylia Melkonian, a reporter for France 2, told CNN there were three different sites where people were shot. CNN could not immediately confirm the number of places where shots were fired.

The neighborhood has many restaurants that were packed with patrons. Melkonian said authorities were evacuating the area.

A witness told BFMTV that firefighters were on the scene to treat the injured.

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