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French PM Classifies Attack on Serviceman in Paris as 'of Terrorist Nature'

© REUTERS / Christian HartmannFrench police secure the site near the Louvre Pyramid in Paris, France, February 3, 2017 after a French soldier shot and wounded a man armed with a knife after he tried to enter the Louvre museum in central Paris carrying a suitcase, police sources said.
French police secure the site near the Louvre Pyramid in Paris, France, February 3, 2017 after a French soldier shot and wounded a man armed with a knife after he tried to enter the Louvre museum in central Paris carrying a suitcase, police sources said. - Sputnik International
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The attack on a French serviceman in central Paris was "of a terrorist nature," Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Friday.

French army soldiers patrol near the Louvre Museum Pyramid's main entrance in Paris, France - Sputnik International
Soldier Opens Fire After Man Tried to Enter Paris Louvre Museum With Suitcase
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Earlier in the day, the serviceman opened fire against an attacker near the Carrousel du Louvre shopping center in Paris. The attacker was reportedly wounded. According to local police, the assailant shouted "Allah Akbar."

The incident was "clearly of a terrorist nature," Cazeneuve said, as quoted by The Local portal.

The French Interior Ministry said that a woman was also arrested at the scene, yet it was not clear whether she was involved.

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