Knife-wielding man shot dead at Paris Arc de Triomphe ceremony

15-Feb-2026

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A man wielding a knife and scissors was fatally shot by police in Paris on February 13 when he tried to attack an officer during a ceremony at the city's Arc de Triomphe monument, officials said.

The suspect, a French national born in 1978 who had previously been convicted in Belgium on terrorist-related charges, died at hospital from his injuries, the French counterterrorism prosecutor’s office said. Authorities did not release the suspect's name.