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Breaking news : Soldier shoots attacker near Louvre in Paris

The area around theย Louvre Museum in Paris was blocked off Friday after a soldier shot a man wieldingย a knife, according to media reports.

Leย Monde reported that the incident happened at the Carrousel du Louvre, an underground shopping center near the entrance to the world-famous museum.

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Reuters said the man tried to enter the museum’s shopping mall with a suitcaseย beforeย attacking the soldier. Another soldierย shot and seriously wounded the assailant,ย Reuters said.

The attacker was shot in the legs and the soldier was injured on the arm, thelocal.fr reported

BFM TV said the man, who hadย two briefcases, pulled out aย knife and attacked the soldier after he was refused entry to the center.

Museum officials said the Louvre was closed and that visitors who were inside at the time ofย the attack remainedย there.

 

Source: Reports: Soldier shoots attacker near Louvre in Paris

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