US EditionParis police fire on a man who attacked them with a knife near Arc de ...
- On Friday, a man wielding a knife tried to attack police beneath the Arc de Triomphe and was shot and injured by a police officer; no bystanders or officers were wounded, officials said.
- The ceremony to relight the eternal flame occurred beneath the Arc de Triomphe, Paris near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a site atop the busy Champs-Elysees that hosted protests earlier this year.
- Paris police said the attacker was taken to hospital in critical condition after an officer shot him during the incident.
- France's anti-terrorism prosecutor's office said it opened an inquiry and dispatched an investigator to the scene.
- The Arc de Triomphe's role as a national ceremonial site means the incident occurred at a symbolic location during a high-profile observance and after the Jan. 8, 2026 farmers protest at the Arc de Triomphe.
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At the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, a man attacked policemen with a knife. He was shot and died in the hospital. The man had been in prison for years because of another terrorist act.
On Friday, shortly after 6 p.m., a man attacked a policeman in Paris under the Arc de Triomphe with a knife and a pair of scissors. The soldiers then used fire to neutralize the assailant. The Islamist terrorist came out of prison in Belgium only two months ago – he was serving a prison sentence there for stabbing two Belgian police officers in 2012, including a woman seriously injured at the time. There are moments when a country is staring at …
The man who was shot by police under the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Friday evening has died from his injuries. Around 6:00 PM, the suspect threatened police officers with a knife. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said it was an attempted attack. The man was known to the authorities and had previously been convicted in Belgium for an attack on police officers.
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AlKhaleej TodayParis police shoot dead knife‑wielding man at Arc de Triomphe, suspect known for radicalisation
PARIS, Feb 14 — French police shot and killed a knife-wielding man under the Arc de Triomphe yesterday after he allegedly threatened officers on ceremonial duty at the Paris landmark, officials said.The man was shot several times by police as he threatened officers during the ceremony to rekindle the flame at the tomb of the unknown soldier, a police source told AFP.One of the officers on honour guard duty sustained slight wounds from a knife bl…
A shocking incident occurred in central Paris when a man attempted to attack police officers with a knife during an eternal flame ceremony commemorating the unknown soldier at the cemetery beneath the Arc de Triomphe.
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