French soldier opens fire outside Louvre after assault, attacker wounded – reports

‘The Louvre museum in Paris has been cordoned off after a French soldier opened fire on an attacker wounding him, local media report.
The French Interior Ministry reported that there has been a “grave public security incident” in the vicinity of the Louvre museum. The area has been sealed off.
The attacker tried to assault the soldier with a knife, according to Reuters. The man was also carrying a suitcase and tried to enter the Louvre museum with it through the Carrousel du Louvre area, the agency said citing police sources.’
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