An attack has occurred this morning when an individual carrying 2 backpacks and possibly weapons approached the Louvre in Paris and was engaged by a soldier who fired 5 shots. The assailant was wounded, as was a soldier during the attack. One report claims that the attacker shouted Islamic slogans during the attack.
1111GMT: A second possible assailant has been arrested. The French Govt have confirmed it is a terrorist attack.
1117GMT: It is confirmed that the first assailant attacked a soldier with a machete before being engaged and wounded.
1215GMT: Latest TV statements. The first assailant attacked a security officer and/or soldier with a machete causing wounds to his arm and face, while shouting "Allahu Akbar". A second soldier then engaged the assailant with rifle fire resulting in the assailant being seriously wounded in the stomach. The first assailant was carrying 2 backpacks but no explosives have been found in them. A search of the area is continuing. A second assailant has been arrested within the last hour a short distance away from the scene of the attack.
The Louvre Museum and the area around it is in lock-down, and the public and local workers are been evacuated from the area. The French Govt are releasing only statements that they can verify and are refusing to speculate any further during media questioning.
takyon: French soldier shoots attacker outside Louvre
Assailant Near Louvre Is Shot by French Soldier
Machete attack on soldier near Louvre was of 'terrorist nature'
(Score: 5, Insightful) by janrinok on Friday February 03 2017, @12:37PM
Assuming that your comment is not a poor attempt at humour, if you believe that Quake or Left4Dead represent real life then perhaps it is you that ought to be rethinking events.
We are talking about soldiers opening fire in a very busy public place. They are posing the minimum risk to the public and will err on the side of caution rather than risk the lives of innocent passers-by. Without knowing in detail the situation it is easy to make snap judgements based on what you have 'learned' while playing a game. The rules of engagement are such that minimum force must always be used. The injured soldier defending himself against an unexpected knife attack might have resulted in him being unable to bring a rifle to bear on a close assailant.
It was a second soldier who opened fire but we have not been given details such as at what range did he do so, how busy was the area, or did he have a clear shot that would not have injured his comrade or innocent people?
Why don't you wait until the facts are known before you start criticising what has happened from the safety of your armchair?
(Score: 4, Funny) by isostatic on Friday February 03 2017, @01:49PM
if you believe that Quake or Left4Dead represent real life then perhaps it is you that ought to be rethinking events.
The soldier was injured as he did a rocket jump to get a good view
(Score: 4, Insightful) by pkrasimirov on Friday February 03 2017, @02:45PM
> Why don't you wait until the facts are known before you start criticising
Lol n00b, that's not how we do it in the Interwebz.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 03 2017, @11:31PM
> Why don't you wait until the facts are known before you start criticising
Lol n00b, that's not how we do it in the Interwebz.
Yeah, you should have looked that up before posting!