The suspected BMW left six French police officers injured after hitting them in the Paris suburb of Levallois-Perret. The anti-terrorism office of the Paris prosecutors' office, which is in charge of investigating similar cases, has opened probe into the ramming.
On June 7, a 40-year-old assailant of Algerian descent attacked police officers with a hammer near the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, slightly injuring one of the officers. The attacker was neutralized.
On April 20, a 39-year-old man, known for radicalization, attacked law enforcement officers at the Avenue des Champs-Elysees in the French capital. One policeman was killed, two other police officers and a woman, who was passing by, were injured. The assailant was killed.