Screaming tourists were evacuated from Notre Dame cathedral in Paris after a right-wing historian shot himself dead at the altar.
About 1,500 people were ushered from the building after Dominique Venner, 78, shot himself in the head in an apparent protest against France’s recent introduction of gay marriage.
Mr Venner had written on his blog shortly before his death denouncing the new law. He also placed a letter on the altar but its contents were not disclosed by police.
