NEW : Paris ( CNN ) -- Two French soldiers died and a third was critically injured after being shot by a black-clad man wearing a motorcycle helmet in the southwestern French city of Montauban , the French Defense Ministry said Thursday . French Defense Ministry corrects earlier report that all three soldiers died . NEW : The third soldier is `` in a very bad state , '' ministry spokeswoman says . By Reuters and AFP PARIS, May 24 (Reuters) - Authorities are hunting the shooter , who fled the scene in Montauban , France .
NEW : French Defense Ministry corrects earlier report that all three soldiers died . NEW : The third soldier is `` in a very bad state , '' ministry spokeswoman says . By Reuters and AFP PARIS, May 24 (Reuters) - Authorities are hunting the shooter , who fled the scene in Montauban , France .