PARIS: A French soldier shot at and seriously injured a suspect while trying to ‘storm’ the Louvre in the French capital. The suspect was carrying two knives including a machete.
The suspect pulled out his weapon after being denied entry into an underground shop of museum at around 9:00 a.m local time. A soldier patrolling as part of the country’s ongoing state of emergency shot him five times, leaving him critically injured. The solider also sustained head injury in the incident.
URGENT: French soldier opens fire outside #Louvre after assault, attacker wounded – reports https://t.co/vGzpejKLdt pic.twitter.com/XcmDxMWuyj
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After the incident, a security operation is being carried out in Paris, where some of the streets have also been evacuated. The attacker was reportedly carrying a suitcase, which was later cleared by the police as it had no explosives.
