One police officer has been injured in an attack in Paris’ 8th arrondissement on Thursday after security agents at a shop called police.

Gerald Darmanin, France’s interior minister, said in a social media post that the attacker has been incapacitated by police.

Paris police said the incident occurred in the famous Champs Elysees shopping district.

Local television reported the attacker was armed with a knife. Television footage showed armed police cordoning off the famous avenue.

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