The attack happened a week before the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony. The place is known for iconic sites like the Champs Elysées.
This is the second attack on French security agents this week. On Monday, a soldier was stabbed in a Paris train station. The soldier was injured. He was part of Operation Sentinel. This is an anti-terrorism military operation. It was established after the Charlie Hebdo terror attack in January 2015.
The suspect died of his injuries after being shot, the Paris prosecutor’s office said. An investigation was opened into attempted murder of a police officer, the prosecutor’s office said. The police officer was hospitalized but not in life-threatening condition.