Louvre knife attack: Soldier shoots armed man in Paris

A French soldier shot and wounded an armed man who was trying to enter the Louvre.
According to Reuters on Friday, a man wielding a machete tried to get into the underground
shopping mall connecting to the museum.
He was wearing two backpacks, but no explosives were found in them.
Investigators are still trying to find his motives.
Michel Cadot, the head of the Paris police force said the man shouted "Allahu Akbar",…
making police believe he could be an Islamic terrorist.
"I think this attack was made by someone who had a will of agression, who was a threat
and who was shouting things that would make one think he wanted to do it in a terrorist
context, but without elements, in particular a bag, more dangerous than the machete, or
the machetes."
Another individual behaving suspiciously was detained in the process, but it's not yet
confirmed if he is linked to the attack.
France has been on a state of emergency after a series of terror attacks in recent years
with soldiers stationed in public places around the capital city.

Louvre knife attack: Soldier shoots armed man in Paris

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