A man wielding a knife tried to attack police during a ceremony beneath the Triumphal arch monument in Paris on Friday, and was shot and injured by a police officer, officials said.
The attacker targeted an officer securing the ceremony for relighting the eternal flame honoring unknown soldiers at the Napoleon-era landmark, according to a Paris police official. Another officer shot the attacker, who was hospitalised, the official said.
No bystanders or police officers were injured in the incident, the official told The Associated Press.
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The French counterterrorism prosecutor’s office said it is investigating the case and sent an investigator to the scene.
The Triumphal arch is one of Paris’s most famous sites, and sits atop the busy Champs-Élysées avenue.
No other details were immediately available.
(FRANCE 24 with AP)