Injured in the ear

Man shot after knife attack on police officer

The Olympic Games begin in Paris at the end of next week. Security measures have therefore been increased throughout the city.

(Bild: AFP/Denis Charlet (Symbolbild))

According to police sources, a man attacked a police officer with a knife in Paris on Thursday evening and was subsequently shot by another officer.

The man, who suffered a life-threatening injury, had previously been turned away from a nearby Louis Vuitton luxury brand store, which had called the police.

Officer injured in the ear
"When he saw the police, the man fled with a knife in his hand and injured a police officer in the ear when he turned around," stated another police source, without giving further details of the police officer's injury. Another officer then shot the fleeing man.