▶ A French soldier shot and wounded a man armed with a machete and carrying two bags on his back on Friday as he tried to enter the Paris Louvre museum in what the government said appeared to have been a terrorist attack. (Reuters)PARIS—A knife-wielding man shouting “Allahu akbar” attacked French soldiers on patrol near the Louvre Museum Friday in what officials described as a suspected terror attack. President François Hollande praised the troops’ “courage and determination.”Article Continued BelowHollande said there’s “no doubt” that the attack on the Louvre Museum was of a “terrorist nature.”Armed police officers patrol in the courtyard of the Louvre museum near where a soldier opened fire after he was attacked in Paris, on Friday. Police say a soldier opened fire outside the Louvre Museum after he was attacked by a machete-wielding man, and the area was evacuated. France’s culture minister said the Louvre Museum will stay closed for the rest of the day for security reasons but will reopen Saturday.

Source: thestar February 03, 2017 13:01 UTC