The attack is classified under the article for terrorism. As French interior minister Girard Collom told local journalists, during the attack, the attacker shouted "This is for Syria".

Law enforcers managed to injure the attacker. He was found kitchen knives, a hammer and other weapons, - said the Minister.

The detainee himself claimed that he was a soldier of the caliphate of the terrorist group "Islamic state", Colonne explained at a press conference, adding that he was called an Algerian student and now, according to the minister, this information is checked.

The head of the agency also specified that the attack occurred about five hours after the evening.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, yesterday in Paris on the steps of the cathedral of Notre Dame, there was a shooting with the participation of police officers. According to the report, during an operation conducted by police in the area of ??Notre Dame Cathedral, a man with a hammer attacked one of the policemen. As a result, the policeman shot the attacker.