The man who attacked an officer at Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral said, "This is for Syria," French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb told reporters Tuesday. The man, believed to be an Algerian student, attacked the officer with a hammer but was also armed with knives, Collomb said. Police in Paris shot and injured a man who attacked an officer with a hammer at Notre-Dame cathedral in the center of the city. Notre-Dame cathedral is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Paris, and visitors typically line up in long queues to enter the building. French police officers gather at a cordonned-off area at the Notre-Dame cathedral.

Source: CNN June 06, 2017 15:04 UTC