France
The suspect in the machete attack near the Louvre entered the country from Dubai on an Egyptian visa, sources close to the investigation say.
Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said the incident, which took place in a shopping centre under the Paris museum was “clearly terrorist in nature.”
The assailant slightly wounded a soldier on security duty. Other armed guards responded with five shots, seriously wounding the attacker.
The museum and its surroundings were evacuated shortly after the attack, although visitors inside were initially prevented from leaving.
A search of the suspect’s two bags uncovered no explosives.
01:02
Pics of the day: April 24, 2024
Go to video
UK police arrest three of migrants' deaths in Channel
00:53
West African Sahel is becoming a drug smuggling corridor, UN warns, as seizures skyrocket
02:13
Vigilante groups protect communities in northern Nigeria
Go to video
Another Nigerian socialite Cubana Chief Priest charged for throwing money in air
Go to video
Senegal seizes nearly 1,140kgs of cocaine