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: 2) by linkdude64 on Friday February 03 2017, @07:51PM
" A nutcase waving a knife "
A nutcase waving a knife is no big deal here in the Land of the Free where I can own a gun.
A nutcase waving a knife, a couple nutcases waving guns, a nutcase with a bomb suit, a couple nutcases driving trucks, and a LOT of nutcases doing a LOT of raping (statistically, much higher than native populations) and they are ALL coming from the same cultural background...you must be willfully ignorant if you believe there is not a trend that should go noticed.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 03 2017, @08:00PM
> statistically, much higher than native populations
Since you reference statistics, let's see them.
Not anecdata, an actual comparison of crimes rates.
After all, that's the basis of your entire argument, right?
So you must have these numbers, please share them with us so that we can all be persuaded to agree with you.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 03 2017, @10:14PM
and they are ALL coming from the same cultural background...you must be willfully ignorant if you believe there is not a trend that should go noticed.
This is exactly why I demand that all immigration from Britain be halted immediately! Ever since they discovered football, they have just been a bunch of violent rapey hooligans! Make American Grate again! Keep out the Brits!
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 04 2017, @01:52AM
Make American Grate again!
Don't worry, it's grating enough as it is!