The man who made morning of 3 February, an attack on a military patrol near the Louvre Museum in Paris, is a native of Egypt. About it reports Reuters, citing a source close to the investigation.
It is noted that he entered the territory of France at the end of January this year.
In the morning, armed with machetes man, shouting “Allahu Akbar”, attacked a military patrol guarding the order around the Paris Museum. In response, soldiers opened fire on the attackers. He was injured and was taken to the hospital. Slightly injured one of the soldiers, he was also hospitalized.
According to the head of the Paris police, Michel KADO, a separate replica of the attacker suggests that he intended to carry out a terrorist attack.