Terror at the Louvre: Machete-wielding man slumps to the ground after being shot in the stomach at the Paris museum as he attacked French soldiers while screaming ‘Allahu Akbar’
A man armed with a machete was shot five times in the stomach after attempting to storm the museum
Police source said the attacker was shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ before being gunned down
Streets around the Louvre have been evacuated and France’s interior ministry branded the incident ‘serious’
French Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has described the attack as ‘terrorist in nature’
A second person has been arrested, but it is not known if they were linked to the attack
The identity and nationality of the attacker are not yet known, the interior ministry has said
By DAVE BURKE
DailyMail.com
3 February 2017
A terror probe has been launched in Paris after a machete-wielding man was shot after trying to attack four soldiers outside the Louvre.
The suspect was shot five times in the stomach and is in a critical condition.
He was shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ – Arabic for ‘God is the greatest’ – according to the Paris prefect, and reportedly had paint bombs in his backpack.
After being refused entry, he pulled out the weapon and was shot by a soldier, officials have confirmed. A soldier is believed to have suffered a head injury.
US President Donald Trump tweeted following the attack in the French capital: ‘A new radical Islamic terrorist has just attacked in Louvre Museum in Paris. Tourists were locked down. France on edge again. GET SMART U.S.’
A second man was arrested after ‘acting suspiciously’ close to the scene, but it is not known if he is linked to the attack.
French Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has described the attack as ‘terrorist in nature’.
A building in the 8th arrondissement of Paris was raided by police this afternoon in connection with this morning’s attack.
Interior ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet said the the identity and nationality of the suspect are not yet known. Interior minister Bruno Le Roux has cut short a trip to the Dordogne and is set to visit the injured soldier this afternoon.
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