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
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(Score: 2) by dry on Saturday February 04 2017, @03:33AM
Huh, I thought he tweeted that a Moroccan was responsible along with FOX stating the same. True that there was no redaction after the tweet or follow up that I'm aware off.
Difference between serious journalism and fake news is that the serious journalist will apologize and retract after making a mistake (everyone makes mistakes), fake news will stick with their story or at best move on to the next outrageous lie.
(Score: 2) by janrinok on Saturday February 04 2017, @08:18AM
The responsible Minister in France have released the following information regarding the attacker:
Perhaps more significant is that neither Egypt nor Dubai are included in the 7 countries that the Whitehouse believes pose the greatest security threat. Nor was the assailant an 'immigrant' but rather a tourist, which contradicts what others have claimed ("Just call them what they are. Muslim immigrants.") in the comments to this story.
Trump tweets seem to be widely inaccurate considering that he is supposed to the be most powerful man on earth, and supposedly the most well-informed if we look how much is being spent to counter the threat.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 04 2017, @08:20AM
Hey, get out of here with your pesky logic poking holes in our desired narrative! We have some sand to stick our heads in over here!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 04 2017, @09:45PM
Dry was referring to the white nationalist in canada - trump only had anything to say about that when he thought the guy was a muzzie from Morocco. Once the shooter's angry whiteness became undeniable, trump turtled up.
(Score: 2) by dry on Sunday February 05 2017, @03:06AM
If you look at the parent of my post, an AC at 0, you would see I was responding to a post about the Quebec attack. BTW, as of yesterday Fox still had not taken down its incorrect tweet.
(Score: 2) by janrinok on Sunday February 05 2017, @03:03PM