PARIS: The jihadist killing of a policeman on Paris's Champs Elysees overshadowed the French presidential race Friday as candidates clashed over how to protect France, two days before a close-run first-round vote.

Analysts said Thursday night's shooting, which the Islamic State (IS) group claimed as the work of one of its devotees, could shake up the race in a country scarred by a string of attacks that have claimed 239 lives since 2015.

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