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French soldier shoots attacker at Louvre French soldier shoots attacker outside Louvre
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A French soldier guarding the Louvre in Paris has shot and seriously injured a man carrying a knife who shouted "Allahu Akbar", police say. A French soldier guarding the Louvre in Paris has shot a man who tried to attack a security patrol with a machete shouting "Allahu Akbar", police say.
The attacker is said to have been trying to enter an underground shopping area outside the museum. The man, who tried to gain entry to the Louvre's shopping centre, was shot in the abdomen and seriously injured.
Reports say he was carrying either suitcases or a rucksack, but no explosives have been found. One soldier received a head injury.
A big security operation is under way and the interior ministry has described the situation as "serious". The interior ministry described the situation as "serious". Visitors to the Louvre were told to crouch on the floor. PM Bernard Cazeneuve said the attack was "terrorist in nature"
The Louvre has been evacuated. Police say the suspected attacker was carrying two rucksacks but no explosives have been found.
Police say the soldier fired five shots at the man, who was brandishing a machete. Two-hundred-and-fifty visitors were in the Louvre at the time and they are being evacuated gradually after security checks.
Police say five shots were fired at the man.
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