French soldier shoots dead armed attacker trying to enter the Louvre Museum with a knife

Published February 3rd, 2017 - 10:51 GMT
French police officers patrol near the Louvre museum on February 3, 2017 in Paris after a soldier has shot and gravely injured a man who tried to attack him. (AFP/Alain Jocard)
French police officers patrol near the Louvre museum on February 3, 2017 in Paris after a soldier has shot and gravely injured a man who tried to attack him. (AFP/Alain Jocard)

A French soldier has shot and wounded a man armed with a knife who was trying to enter the Louvre musuem in central Paris.

Police sources say the man had been trying to get into the museum’s underground shop with a suitcase.

Police say people have been evacuated from the area.

The interior ministry said on twitter the incident was “serious.”

This breaking news item is being updated.

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