France under siege as another Female police officer shot dead in Paris and male colleague injured.

A female police officer has been shot dead and her colleague left injured in the second attack to hit Paris in less than 24 hours.

The officer, who has not been named, died this morning following the shooting in Montrouge, in the south of the city. 

Her male colleague was also injured in the attack. 

Both officers had been described by a police source as being in a 'very serious condition' after the shooting. 

It follows the massacre which claimed 12 lives including those of two police at the Charlie Hebdo magazine offices on Wednesday.

Today shots rang out in Montrouge at the start of the morning rush hour, with an M5 assault rifle believed to have been used.A man who appeared to be of North African origin was seen running away from the scene. He was thought to be wearing a bullet proof vest.