Machete attacker shot at in Paris

AFP, PARIS: A machete-wielding man who yelled “Allahu Akbar” (“God is greatest”) was shot and injured as he attacked security forces at the Louvre museum in Paris on Friday, police said.
One soldier was injured in the assault by the knifeman who was shot five times and is alive despite his serious injuries.Two backpacks he was carrying did not contain explosives, city police chief Michel Cadot said.
Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve called the attack “terrorist in nature” after the incident which led streets around the world-famous museum to be sealed off.
The shooting comes with France on its highest state of alert with thousands of troops patrolling the capital following a string of attacks in the last few years.

 

Machete attacker shot at in Paris

AFP, PARIS: A machete-wielding man who yelled Allahu Akbar (God is greatest) was shot and injured as he attacked security forces at the Louvre museum in Paris on Friday, police said. One soldier was injured in the assault by the knifeman who was shot five times and is alive despite his serious injuries.Two backpacks he was carrying did not contain explosives, city police chief Michel Cadot said. Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve called the attack terrorist in nature after the incident which led streets around the world-famous museum to be sealed off. The shooting comes with France on its highest state of alert with thousands of troops patrolling the capital following a string of attacks in the last few years.