Terrorist with Machete Attacks Soldiers by Louvre While Shouting Allahu Akbar

"French authorities have opened a terror investigation after a soldier shot a man wielding a machete near the Louvre museum in Paris.

The man had rushed toward a group of soldiers and guards in the Carrousel du Louvre, the underground plaza adjoining the museum, according to Paris Police Chief Michel Cadot. Wielding the weapon, the man shouted 'Allahu akbar,' Cadot said. The Arabic phrase translates to 'God is greatest.'

The soldier fired five shots in response.

The attacker was wearing two backpacks and may have had a second weapon, Cadot said. He was seriously injured by a bullet to the stomach. One soldier was slightly injured on the scalp...

French Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve described the attack as 'terrorist in nature.' The Paris prosecutor announced a terror investigation..."