Paris CNN —A police officer was attacked and injured in central Paris on Thursday evening, as France ramps up security measures in the capital ahead of the 2024 Olympics.
“A police officer was attacked in the eighth arrondissement of Paris while he was responding to a call from officers securing a store,” French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said in a post on X.
The attack comes a week before the opening ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
This is the second violent incident against French security agents this week, after a soldier was stabbed on Monday in a Paris train station.
France has been strengthening security in the city ahead of the Olympics, which are expected to draw around 15 million visitors, according to the European Union.
Persons:
Paris CNN —, “, Gérald Darmanin, Charlie Hebdo
Organizations:
Paris CNN, Interior Ministry, CNN, Champs, Operation Sentinel, European Union
Locations:
Paris, France