Terror convict, recently released, shot dead by Paris police after alleged knife attack near Arc de Triomphe

A antheral who had precocious been released from situation connected a coercion complaint was changeable and killed by a constabulary serviceman aft helium allegedly tried to onslaught different serviceman with a weapon and scissors adjacent the Arc de Triomphe successful Paris connected Friday.

The incidental happened adjacent the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier astatine the ceremonial for relighting the eternal flame, which is carried retired nightly.

The unidentified man, who is simply a French nationalist calved successful 1978, allegedly tried to onslaught an serviceman guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and was changeable by different officer.

He died of his wounds astatine a hospital, the French counterterrorism prosecutor’s office said.

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French constabulary basal successful beforehand of the Arc de Triomphe Friday nighttime aft a antheral tried to onslaught an serviceman with a knife.  (Guillaume BAPTISTE / AFP via Getty Images)

He was antecedently sentenced to 17 years successful situation successful Brussels successful 2013 connected a terrorist-related discourtesy of attempted execution of 3 constabulary officers successful Belgium and had conscionable been released successful December.

The antheral ended up serving 12 years successful situation and was placed nether constabulary supervision with regular checks, the French prosecution bureau said.

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The French counterterrorism prosecutor’s bureau said it had opened an probe into the antheral related to his ties to "terrorist enterprise" earlier his death.

French President Emmanuel Macron visiting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier successful Arc de Triomphe successful 2021.  ( Ludovic Marin/Pool via Reuters)

The antheral was held successful a Belgian situation until 2015, erstwhile helium was transferred to France and released connected Christmas Eve.

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The Arc de Triomphe was closed to guests aft the incident, successful which nary 1 other was hurt.

The antheral was killed successful the incident.  (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva, File)

The Arc de Triomphe, astatine the extremity of the Champs-Élysées, is 1 of Paris and Europe’s astir fashionable sights, with millions of tourists visiting the monument successful the bosom of France’s superior each year.

Reuters and the Associated Press contributed to this report.