A French soldier on Friday opened fire on and wounded a man armed with a knife who was trying to enter the Louvre musuem in central Paris, reports stated.
Police sources told the Reuters news agency t hat the man had been trying to get into the museum's underground shop with a suitcase. Police said the area had been evacuated.
Evénement grave de #sécurité publique en cours à #Paris quartier du #Louvre, priorité à l'intervention des forces de sécurité et de secours pic.twitter.com/PxTLacJk7a
— Ministère Intérieur (@Place_Beauvau) February 3, 2017
The interior ministry said on Twitter the incident was "serious".
A spokewoman for the Louvre said the museum was "closed for the moment" but would not confirm reports it had been evacuated.
A Reuters witness at the scene said police had cordoned off access to the museum.
France has been hit by a series of attacks over the past two years.
Aljazeera