00:00French authorities say a man who tried to attack a police officer with a knife near the Arc de Triomphe
00:05in Paris on Friday was shot by police and later died of his injuries.
00:10Authorities say the officer was not harmed and no one else was wounded.
00:14The attack took place near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, where officers were rekindling the monument's flame.
00:20The French anti-terrorism prosecutor's office said it was taking over the case shortly after the attack.
00:25It did not name the suspect but said he was French, born in 1978, and had been convicted of terrorism
00:32charges for attempted murder in Belgium and sentenced to 17 years in prison.
00:37He was released in December after serving 12 years.
00:40Following his release, he had been placed under police scrutiny with routine checks.
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