Gunfire and chase near the Champs Elysées in Paris on Saturday afternoon. Police found shell casings, but no victim, nor the slightest impact in the parking lot.

It was an exercise for future bodyguards, with blank ammunition. The idea is to see if the agents are capable of foiling the traps, it’s about testing their reaction, says S'Way president Thierry Blanchet. The dice would be loaded if we had, for example, police officers on surveillance, says the manager.