Police have launched an operation to find the black BMW which left the scene after the accident. The anti-terrorism office of the Paris prosecutors' office, which is in charge of investigating similar cases, has opened probe into the ramming.
#BREAKING: Several people are injured after soldiers were hit by a vehicle in the Paris suburb of Levallois-Perret #France pic.twitter.com/7xxE515ADK
— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) 9 августа 2017 г.
According to the French police, four people sustained minor injuries and two individuals have more serious injuries.
Les politiques réagissent à l'attaque contre les militaires à Levallois-Perret https://t.co/2fh82G6vQC pic.twitter.com/WumVL3k2C7
— Charlotte Helf (@charlotte_helf) 9 августа 2017 г.
The injured soldiers belong to Operation Sentinelle introduced in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks in 2015, which killed 130 people. Since then, France has suffered a series of attacks.
"The car was standing near the barracks. Its driver was obviously waiting for the servicemen to go out… I believe that the event can be called a planned act," Mayor Patrick Balkany said on BFMTV television channel.
Levallois-Perret: ce que l'on sait de la voiture qui a foncé sur des militaires pic.twitter.com/3189JeUXHz
— Arthur Eitier (@EitierArthur) 9 августа 2017 г.
The incident has not been declared a terrorist attack yet.
🔴 SUIVI — #LevalloisPerret: La BMW noire est toujours recherchée, 2 militaires sérieusement blessés ont été transportés à l’hôpital de Percy pic.twitter.com/We2Fov3yBF
— FranceNews24 (@FranceNews24) 9 августа 2017 г.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo expressed support for the wounded and hopes that the perpetrators will be arrested soon.
Tout mon soutien aux 6 militaires de #Sentinelle blessés à #LevalloisPerret. J'espère de tout cœur que leur agresseur sera vite interpellé.
— Anne Hidalgo (@Anne_Hidalgo) 9 августа 2017 г.
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.
