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Soldiers Shoot Machete-wielding Man Near Louvre; Police Carry Out Raids In Paris

... first gunshot, followed by another and then a couple more. "I hear a shot. Then a second shot. Then maybe two more. I hear people screaming, 'Evacuate! Evacuate!'" she said. "They told us to evacuate. I told my colleagues at the Mc Donald's. We went downstairs and then took the emergency exit.". Parisian Makram Chokri, who was shopping in the mall, described hearing a "boom, boom, boom over a few seconds. We thought it was an exercise at first but you know, you have a lot of scenarios going through your mind.". Police sealed off mall entrances near the Louvre and closed the area to vehicles, snarling traffic in Paris. Confused tourists were shooed away. Lance Manus, a tourist from Albany, New York, described young girls crying in panic, and had immediate thoughts of the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States. Louvre attack. Christophe Ena / AP. French soldiers patrol outside the Louvre on Feb. 3, 2017, near the site where a fellow soldier opened fire at a machete-wielding man. (Christophe Ena / AP). "That's what we're used to now," he said. "I mean we have to learn to live with it, be vigilant. So we listen to instructions from the ...

Man Shot, Wounded After Attacking Soldiers Outside Louvre

... from Albany, New York, described young girls crying in panic, and had immediate thoughts of the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States. "That's what we're used to now," he said. "I mean we have to learn to live with it, be vigilant. So we listen to instructions from the security guards and do what they told us.". Eric Grau, a high school teacher chaperoning a group of 52 students, said: "We were in one of the galleries and a voice came through the loudspeakers to alert us, saying there was an alert." He said the group was taken to safety in the African art gallery. The attack came hours before the city unveiled its bid for the 2024 Olympics. Paris is competing against Budapest and Los Angeles for the games, which it hasn't hosted since 1924. Speaking outside the Louvre, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said terrorism threatens all of the world's big cities and "there is not a single one escaping that menace.". The speed with which Paris largely went back to normal after the attack, with officers gradually dismantling barricades and pulling down police tape around the Louvre just three hours later, ...

Paris Launches Olympic Bid Under Cloud Of Louvre Attack

... FRANCE 24. "We were already on high alert. The sites have already been secured and anti-bomb squads have checked the facilities.". "This terrorist threat concerns all the cities in the world. We have extremely efficient security services in our city," said Hidalgo after the Louvre incident. France has been hit by a series of militant Islamist attacks over the past two years, in which more than 230 people have been killed. The soldier who fired at the machete-wielding man on Friday was from one of the patrolling groups that have become a common sight around Paris since a state of emergency was declared across France in November 2015. It remains in force. Speaking outside the Louvre, Hidalgo, who will attend Friday night's opening ceremony alongside athletes and other bid leaders, said all big cities in the world are under threat. She said that "there ...

French Soldier Shoots, Wounds Machete-wielding Attacker At Paris Louvre

... February 3, 2017 after a French soldier shot and wounded a man armed with a knife after he tried to enter the Louvre museum in central Paris carrying a suitcase, police sources said. Reuters/Christian Hartmann +. A general view shows the Carrousel du Louvre and the Louvre Pyramid as French police secure the site in Paris, France, February 3, 2017 after a French soldier shot and wounded a man armed with a machete and carrying two bags on his back as he tried to enter the Paris Louvre museum. Reuters/Philippe Wojazer +. French police and emergency services are seen in front of the street entrance of the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, France, February 3, 2017 after a French soldier shot and wounded a man armed with a machete and carrying two bags on his back as he tried to enter the Paris Louvre museum. Reuters/Christian Hartmann +. French police, soldiers and firefighters are seen in front of the street entrance of the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, France, February 3, 2017 after a French soldier shot and wounded a man armed with ...

Louvre Is Locked Down For A Short Time After A Man Attacks Guard

... to the Louvre. It was on lockdown. People - it was cleared out. And people say now - they say now that there was no explosives in his bag and it's been reopened - second man's been arrested. GREENE: OK. So the museum reopened, sort of getting back to normal maybe. But this is a city, Eleanor, that really has never gotten back to normal because of all the recent terrible attacks in the past two years. BEARDSLEY: Yeah, David, you're right, and there are these, you know, soldiers and patrols all over Paris, especially at somewhere like the Louvre, which is one of the most visited sites in France. The prime minister spoke today, and he reminded people that the country is still on high alert. But this is kind of hard to remember sometimes, David, because you go back to your normal life and France has been on high alert for a year now. But, you know, there ...

Group Of British Schoolgirls Trapped Inside Louvre Are 'safe', School Confirms In Letter To Terrified Parents

... Yonas Campbell, 17, said 60 of his pupils were in the gallery that houses the world famous Mona Lisa. The youngster had missed out on the trip, but said: "I'm completely shocked I had no idea what happened and having the two girls who sit on my table, they both went on the trip, we are very close. "So my immediate thought was whether they were okay, so it's good to hear that they are okay but I'm completely shocked to find out that the attack almost happened on people that I know and that are so close to me.". Related stories. Police hunting this man after a schoolgirl, 15, was followed and sexually assaulted in Surrey park. blowing cash. Cash machine 'blown up and stolen from petrol station forecourt' in Surrey. A statement from the school said: "Godalming College can confirm that a group of students and staff, who are in Paris on a History of Art trip, were at the Louvre ...

Trump Friday A.m. Twitter Storm Aims At Louvre Attack, Iran

... interviews Trump before the Super Bowl 2017 game between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons. The Friday Tweets and what is behind them, the latest first. *”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.”. Backstory: The post comes in the wake of a Thursday machete attacker near ‪- not in – the Musée du Louvre‬ in Paris‬, the French Prime Minister said had “the characteristics of terrorism.”. *”Professional anarchists, thugs and paid protesters are proving the point of the millions of people who voted to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”. Backstory: Trump’s broadside comes as demonstrations against him continue. *”Meeting with biggest business leaders this morning. Good jobs are coming back to U. S., health care and tax bills are being crafted ...

French Soldier Shoots Machete-wielding Man At The Louvre Museum In Paris

... was an attack by a person. who represented a direct threat and whose actions suggested a terrorist context.". One soldier was also slightly wounded in the incident. Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said during a visit to Bayeux in Normandy: "It appears to be an attempted attack of a terrorist nature.". Police officers cordon off the area next to the Louvre after a soldier opened fire. Photo: AP. Vision of the Louvre's courtyard showed an eerie siren ringing out as confused visitors stood watching. Something is going down at The #Louvre 30 National Police vehicles with guns drawn __link__/kp LTCt Vd ZN. Police said the man threatened soldiers and injured one before he was shot five times. Photo: AP. The man who filmed the vision said he saw armed guards sprinting around after the siren began. The soldier who fired the bullets was from one of the patrolling groups that have become a common sight around the capital since a state of emergency was declared across France in November 2015. The area around the museum has been locked down, with 250 people still inside. Photo: AP. An anti-terrorism inquiry has been opened, the public prosecutor said in a statement. Interior ...

Machete Attacker At Louvre Shouted ‘allahu Akbar

... know which group they are, what they have in common! It’s not rocket science. Attack the cause and we will have peace again. Posted on 2/3/17 | 1:05 PM CET. @ Elsmar. Because we live in a rotten society. Even naming the group will get you banned on politico! Oppression is reaching new heights. I don’t know if you live in a country with elections soon, but if so, vote those politicians away! They are the real enemy as they stand in the way of a real resolution. Things have to change soon before the conditions will arise for a real civil war. Posted on 2/3/17 | 1:10 PM CET. We let the enemy in. We can ‘guide’ them out. Posted on 2/3/17 | 1:12 PM CET. An Open society can protect it self? In any well done to officer give him a metal. Posted on 2/3/17 | 1:23 PM CET. As long as they’re here, there ...