Story highlights Armed man taken down, authorities saidA man shot at officers two months ago on the Paris boulevardParis (CNN) Police took down an armed man after a car intentionally rammed into a police van Monday on the iconic Champs-Elysees in central Paris, authorities said. The Paris prosecutor's office has opened an anti-terror investigation into the incident, Brandet said. Police officers and pedestrians stand by a sealed-off area of the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris after a car crashed into a police van Monday. The incident took place at 3:40 p.m. local time (9:40 a.m. In April, a man shot at police officers on the Champs-Elysees, killing one officer and wounding two others.

Source: CNN June 19, 2017 14:26 UTC