Attack at Louvre

A man wielding a machete and yelling “Allahu akbar!” attacked a soldier guarding the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, on Feb. 3. Within the shopping center, near stairs leading up to a museum entrance, the assailant was subdued by four soldiers and shot and injured. One soldier was slightly wounded. It is believed to have been an isolated incident. The suspect was identified as an Egyptian national who had traveled to France from the UAE.