Hooded gunmen have fired on police in the French city of Marseille where the Prime Minister Manuel Valls had been due to visit.
A patrol car was the target of the attack, according to reports.
The shooting, which could be gang-related, happened on the Castellane estate on Monday morning.
Some 7,000 residents are in lockdown and have been ordered not to go outside.
Witnesses said a gang of around 10 armed men fired Kalashnikovs into the air.
About 40 police officers are reported to be positioned on a roundabout.
Elite security forces have been sent to the scene, according to a police source.
Local politician Samia Ghali tweeted that Castellane is in a "state of siege", adding it is was his "worst nightmare".
France has been on high alert in the wake of recent terror attacks.
French journalist Stefan De Vries told Sky News: "The area is sealed now and heavily armed squad teams are in the area.
"There is a very high murder rate but almost all the murders are gang-related. Very few victims are civilians."
The shooting comes as a senior French official said the country was stepping up its efforts to combat extremism.
In response to the threat posed by returning jihadists, Elisabeth Guigou, president of the French National Assembly's Committee on Foreign Affairs, said France is ramping up security.
Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, she said the measures included reinforcing border inspection and setting up hotlines.
"We estimate that about 1,300 French people or residents in France have been concerned by going back and forth to Syria or to Iraq, so that's quite a lot of people to keep an eye on," said Ms Guigou.
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