A man committed suicide in the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris , police said . The site was evacuated . The man , identified as Dominique Martin , regularly lashed out against same - sex marriage and Islamists . Right - wing politician Marine Le Pen expressed respect for him .
A man committed suicide in the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris , police say . The site was evacuated . The man , identified as Dominique Venner , regularly lashed out against same-sex marriage and Islamists . Right-wing politician Marine Le Pen expressed respect for him .