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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.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 03 2017, @02:14PM
More like the fear of a good guy with a gun is overblown.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Thexalon on Friday February 03 2017, @02:39PM
There's something these good guys with guns had that many would-be good guys with guns don't have: training. Which makes a huge difference, because guys with training know what to shoot, when to shoot (and more importantly when not to), and how to shoot to hit their target rather than something else.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 04 2017, @09:51PM
I can't find hard numbers, but its a common claim on the net that cops in the US average very little firearms training. Like one trip to the shooting range each year.
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Monday February 06 2017, @03:48PM
Which would be completely irrelevant in this case, because these were French soldiers, not American cops.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.