French police have shot dead a man who was apparently trying to attack a police station, on the anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo attacks.
Officials say he was carrying a knife and wearing a fake suicide vest.
Minutes earlier, President Francois Hollande had praised police in a speech commemorating the January 2015 Paris killings.
Gunmen murdered 17 people in a series of attacks including at Charlie Hebdo magazine and a Jewish supermarket.
In his address, Mr Hollande said 5,000 extra police and gendarmes would be added to existing forces by 2017 in an "unprecedented" strengthening of French security.
In addition, 2,000 extra jobs are being created in the intelligence services.
After his speech at the police headquarters in Paris, news emerged about the shooting in the 18th district in northern Paris.
French officials say the man shouted "Allahu Akbar!" (God is Great) outside a police station in Goutte d'Or, near Montmartre, where police shot and killed him.
He was wielding a knife and bomb disposal experts were brought in after wires were seen extending from his body.
A police robot checked the man's body but a belt he was wearing contained no explosives.
A cordon has been set up around the area, and security boosted at schools and on public transport networks in the city, according to reports.
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