Manhunt after Paris car ramming of anti-terror soldiers

French security forces launch a manhunt after a car rammed into anti-terrorism soldiers outside their barracks in a Paris suburb, injuring six.

The car sped off after the incident described by local mayor Patrick Balkany as “without doubt a deliberate act.”

The Paris prosecutors’ office said its anti-terrorism unit has launched a probe into “attempted killings… in relation to a terrorist undertaking.”

Defense Minister Florence Parly condemns the car ramming as a “cowardly act, “saying it did “nothing to dent soldiers’ determination to work for the security of the French people.”

“Security forces are actively seeking the perpetrator who is on the run. The ongoing probe will determine his motives and the circumstances in which he acted,” Parly says.

France, which has been under a state of emergency since the November 2015 attacks in Paris, has seen a string of assaults on security forces, including those guarding key tourist sites.

— AFP