Louvre 'attacker' was Egyptian: Machete-wielding man shot five times after attacking French soldiers outside Paris museum 'had been in the country for just over a week' - A man armed with a machete was shot five times in the stomach after attempting to storm the museum
- Police source said the attacker was shouting 'Allahu Akbar' before being gunned down
- Streets around the Louvre have been evacuated and France's interior ministry branded the incident 'serious'
- French Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has described the attack as 'terrorist in nature'
- A second person has been arrested, but it is not known if they were linked to the attack
- The identity and nationality of the attacker are not yet known, the interior ministry has said
By Dave Burke For Mailonline and Peter Allen In Paris for MailOnline
Published: 20:24 +11:00, 3 February 2017 | Updated: 05:04 +11:00, 4 February 2017
A terror probe has been launched in Paris after a machete-wielding man was shot while attacking four soldiers outside the Louvre.
The suspect was shot five times in the stomach and is in a critical condition.
He was shouting 'Allahu Akbar' - Arabic for 'God is the greatest' - according to the Paris chief of police, and reportedly had paint bombs in his backpack.
A source close to the investigation claims the suspect is an Egyptian man who arrived in France at the end of last month.
An unconfirmed report by TV network LCI names the suspect as 29-year-old Abdallah EH, who arrived in France on a flight from Dubai on January 26. He was not known to security services, the network states.
A source told Reuters: 'According to the investigation's initial indications, it was an Egyptian national.'
After being refused entry to the Louvre, he pulled out the weapon and was shot by a soldier, officials have confirmed. A paratrooper is believed to have suffered a minor head injury.
US President Donald Trump tweeted following the attack in the French capital: 'A new radical Islamic terrorist has just attacked in Louvre Museum in Paris. Tourists were locked down. France on edge again. GET SMART U.S.'
A second man was arrested after 'acting suspiciously' close to the scene, police now do not believe he was linked to the attack.
French Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has described the attack as 'terrorist in nature'.
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