Soldiers taking part in Operation Sentinel have been hit by a vehicle in Levallois-Perret, a suburb to the north of Paris, this morning.

Six have been injured, three seriously, according to police.

The mayor of Levallois says a BMW drove into soldiers in what was “without a doubt a deliberate act”.

The Paris prosecutor’s counter-terrorism department has opened a probe into the incident.

“Incident in Levallois-Perret: Police intervention underway. Looking for a vehicle,” the Paris police department said in a Tweet.

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