A French police officer was injured in a knife attack on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on Thursday. while the attacker was “neutralized” by other agents. “The perpetrator was immediately neutralized by police officers”Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said when announcing the attack on the X network.

The incident occurred when A group of police officers were responding to a call from the private security guards at a Louis Vuitton luxury brand store, According to BFM television, the man ran away with a knife in his hand when he saw the officers, but turned around and attacked the first policeman following him, wounding him in the ear.

Another officer used his weapon against the attacker, who was seriously injured, public broadcaster France 2 reported. The incident took place on the same day that the security perimeter around the Seine, very close by, came into force in preparation for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games, which will take place on the 26th. The entire centre of Paris in the vicinity of the river is fenced off and access is restricted, with numerous police officers monitoring the entire area and the busiest points in the vicinity.