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VIDEO: Everything we know so far about the Louvre attack

There’s been a serious incident outside the Louvre museum in Paris today.

Here’s what we know so far:

  • A man attacked a soldier outside the Louvre
  • The man, who was wielding a machete and shouting “Allahu akhbar”, attacked soldiers when they told him he couldn’t enter an underground shopping mall beneath the Louvre with his bags, police union official Yves Lefebvre said.
  • Officers said a soldier then shot the attacker five times, leaving him seriously injured. The soldier was slightly injured during the assault.
  • The attacker was carrying machetes and backpacks
  • Lefebvre said police found two machetes on the man.
  • He was also carrying two backpacks, but neither contained explosives.
  • The French interior ministry said that there are no details about the identity of the attacker.
  • The area has been sealed off to the public
  • A tweet from France’s Interior Ministry said: “Grave public security event under way in Paris in the Louvre quarter, priority (given) to the intervention of security forces and emergency personnel.”
  • The museum and the surrounding area have been evacuated, with confused tourists being shooed away by officers.
  • The area is closed to vehicles and trains have been pushed through the Louvre metro station without stopping.
  • Soldiers are on patrol because of previous terror attacks
  • France was put under a state of emergency following the terror attacks that claimed hundreds of lives in Paris and Nice.
  • Soldiers on patrol are part of the increased security measures since these attacks in 2015 and 2016.
  • Terrorism police are now investigating
  • The French interior ministry said anti-terrorism prosecutors are investigating this attack.
  • Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet said a second person was also arrested, but it’s unclear whether that person was linked to the attack.