Soldier shoots knife attacker near Louvre in Paris February 3, 2017 by shameen A French soldier stands guard near the Louvre museum on February 3, 2017 in Paris after a soldier has shot and gravely injured a man who tried to attack him. “Serious public security incident under way in Paris in the Louvre area,” the interior ministry tweeted on February 3 as streets in the area were cordoned off to traffic and pedestrians. / AFP PHOTO / ALAIN JOCARD French police officers patrol near the Louvre museum on February 3, 2017 in Paris after a soldier has shot and gravely injured a man who tried to attack him. “Serious public security incident under way in Paris in the Louvre area,” the interior ministry tweeted on February 3 as streets in the area were cordoned off to traffic and pedestrians. / AFP PHOTO / ALAIN JOCARD French police officers and soldiers patrol in front of the Louvre museum on February 3, 2017 in Paris after a soldier has shot and gravely injured a man who tried to attack him. “Serious public security incident under way in Paris in the Louvre area,” the interior ministry tweeted on February 3 as streets in the area were cordoned off to traffic and pedestrians. / AFP PHOTO / ALAIN JOCARD French police officers patrol near the Louvre museum on February 3, 2017 in Paris after a soldier has shot and gravely injured a man who tried to attack him. “Serious public security incident under way in Paris in the Louvre area,” the interior ministry tweeted on February 3 as streets in the area were cordoned off to traffic and pedestrians. / AFP PHOTO / ALAIN JOCARD