The 37-year-old officer was left with injuries to her knees, wrist and back after a car is said to have "deliberately" driven at her as she worked in uniform outside the Elysee Palace.
It comes as Paris remains on high alert after last week's terror attacks, but police sources say the latest incident appears to be unconnected to the earlier shootings.
There were four people in the car - two have been arrested while two others remain at large.The attack last night came exactly a week after Islamist militants targeted the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 12. Police sources say it does not appear this incident is linked to last week's attacks.
Suspects 'from same town as Amedy Coulibaly'
The two 19-year-old's arrested over last night's incident are said to be from Juvisy-sur-Orge - where gunman Amedy Coulibaly was born.
Coulibaly died in a hail of police gunfire last Friday after attacking a Jewish supermarket in Paris and killing four hostages.
The town is around 18km north of Paris.
Hollande visited injured WPC
President Hollande went to see the injured policewoman after she was hit, according to Le Parisien.
As she was given first aid he wished her a speedy recovery.
He is said to have been returning home from a concert at the time of the incident.
Car found abandoned
The black Renault Clio used in the attack was found abandoned a few metres from where the policewoman was hit.
It's reported the vehicle had driven the wrong way along a one-way system near President Hollande's palace.
It is not yet clear whether this incident has any links to last week's devastating terror attacks, but with France on high security alert it it sure to raise questions about how a vehicle acting erratically could get near to the Elysee Palace.
Officer was in uniform
The police officer injured in the incident is widely reported to be 37-years-old.
She was in uniform when she was targeted.
She was hospitalised for injuries to her wrists, knees and back, and remains in hospital this morning.
4 comments:
THESE TERROSISTS NEVER GIVE UP,DO THEY?
This is the same thing that Christians did 600 years ago. Mind full of the fact that Christianity is 600 years older than Islam, I think people should start finding out what is wrong with religion.
There is no justification for violence in religion
Yes there is no justification, but unfortunately religion is all about violence...killing does who do not think like u do....which is really stupid, but that is what all religions have been doing in the past years...
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