ORLY, France -- Soldiers at Paris’ busy Orly Airport shot and killed a man who wrestled one of their colleagues to the ground and tried to steal her rifle Saturday, officials said.

Paris Orly Airport is France’s second-busiest airport, with international and domestic air traffic. CNN’s Melissa Bell reported from Paris and Laura Smith-Spark reported and wrote from London.

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The Latest on an incident at Orly Airport in Paris where a man was shot to death after seizing a soldier's weapon (all times local): 10:35 a.m.

At around 8:30 a.m. (3:30 a.m. ET), the suspect — later identified by prosecutors as Paris-born Ziyed Ben Belgacem — "removed a soldier's weapon, then sought refuge in an airport shop nearby ...

Paris ' Orly Airport temporarily suspended all flights Saturday after security officers fatally shot a man who had reportedly wrestled a soldier to the ground at the airport in an attempt to grab ...

Airport scene When Belgacem got to Orly Airport in the southern outskirts of Paris, he went to the South Terminal, carrying a weapon and a can of gas in his rucksack, Molins said.

Orly Airport was partially shut down and evacuated following the incident. Travelers are walking back to Orly airport, south of Paris, as flights are gradually resuming, March, 18, 2017.

Orly is Paris’ second-biggest airport after Charles de Gaulle. It serves domestic and international flights, notably to destinations in Europe and Africa. Contributing: The Associated Press ...

Orly, Paris’ second-biggest airport behind Charles de Gaulle, has both domestic and international flights and the 8:30 a.m. (3:30 a.m. CDT) assault brought its operations to a screeching halt.