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Louvre Attack Suspect Possibly Egyptian National – Reports

© REUTERS / Christian HartmannFrench firefighters and police are seen at the site near the Louvre Pyramid in Paris, France, February 3, 2017 after a French soldier shot and wounded a man armed with a knife after he tried to enter the Louvre museum in central Paris carrying a suitcase, police sources said.
French firefighters and police are seen at the site near the Louvre Pyramid in Paris, France, February 3, 2017 after a French soldier shot and wounded a man armed with a knife after he tried to enter the Louvre museum in central Paris carrying a suitcase, police sources said. - Sputnik International
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A knife-wielding man who tried to enter the Paris Louvre museum’s shopping center was an Egyptian national who arrived in France in at the end of January, French media reported Friday.

PARIS (Sputnik) — According to the information retrieved from the cell phone seized by police, the suspect is a 29-years-old Egyptian national Abdallah, the LCI television channel reported.

The DNA and fingerprint analysis is underway to confirm the suspect’s identity, the LCI said, adding that the suspect arrived in Paris from Dubai on January 26 and was unknown to the French intelligence services.

French police secure the site near the Louvre Pyramid in Paris, France, February 3, 2017 after a French soldier shot and wounded a man armed with a knife after he tried to enter the Louvre museum in central Paris carrying a suitcase, police sources said. - Sputnik International
What is Known So Far About Louvre Attack in Paris
The suspect had a return ticket to Dubai for February 5 and had also booked a hotel room located on the Ponthieu road in Paris 8th arrondissement, where police were carrying out searching operations.

Earlier in the day, servicemen patrolling the Carrousel du Louvre shopping center opened fire against a machete-wielding man who tried to enter the museum's shopping area and attacked security forces, wounding one of the soldiers. According to local police, the attacker shouted "Allah Akbar," and was reportedly injured.

French Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said that the attack was "of a terrorist nature." A woman was also arrested at the scene, yet it was not clear whether she was involved, according to the French Interior Ministry.

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