A French soldier on Friday opened fire and wounded a man wielding a knife as the man tried to enter the Louvre museum in central Paris, said French police. /Reuters Photo

The interior ministry tweeted that the incident was “serious” and the museum has been “closed for the moment.” /Reuters Photo

No explosives were found in the attacker’s suitcase, as per the police statement. /Twitter user: @Jonathan_RTfr

One French solider suffered a minor injury during the incident, and a police cordon has now been lifted. /Instagram user: mlle.yuyu_paris