French soldier opened fire on a man armed with a machete who shouted "Allahu Akbar" as he tried to enter a shopping centre next to the famous Louvre museum in Paris on Friday. The PM says attack was "clearly of a terrorist nature".
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French soldier opens fire on man at shopping centre near Louvre museum in Paris Police say the attacker was armed with "machetes" and shouted "Allahu Akbar" Prime Minister describes attack as being of a "terrorist nature" The attacker was left seriously injured whilst the soldier was wounded Tourists were locked in rooms at the Louvre museum to keep them safe EDIT : tourists have now been evacuated. The assailant is now at the hospital.
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