Paris attack: police hunt driver who ploughed into soldiers on patrol

Paris attack: police hunt driver who ploughed into soldiers on patrol

French police are searching for a driver who sped off after ploughing into soldiers patrolling an upmarket Paris suburb on Wednesday morning.

Six members of the 35th infantry regiment were injured, including three “more seriously”, the defence ministry said.

Counter-terror prosecutors have opened an investigation into the attack, which occurred at about 8am during the changeover of soldiers stationed at Place de Verdun, not far from the town hall in Levallois-Perret.

The weekly council of ministers was taking place at the Élysée Palace as the first reports emerged.
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