Man shouts 'this is for Syria' outside Notre Dame Cathedral, attacks police with hammer, is shot, wounded, arrested

We've since learned that the Cathedral was locked down when a man threatened, and then attacked, a police officer with a hammer. He was also in possession of several other weapons - though no firearms - at the time.

Police asking everyone to raise their hands in the church pic.twitter.com/y5KkyWqdWK

— Matthew CurrieHolmes (@mch2k) June 6, 2017

Fortunately, the assailant seems to have been alone and was - in a matter of seconds - shot and wounded. He has since been arrested and hospitalized. According to Fox News, he began his attack by shouting "This is for Syria."

#BreakingNews; French Interior Minister: Paris attacker shouted "This is for Syria." https://t.co/miWJ9JDkOQ pic.twitter.com/rOsliQ1Id2

— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) June 6, 2017

A man with a hammer cried "This is for Syria" before bashing a police officer in the head outside Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris Tuesday, a top official revealed, as a terror investigation was under way. The hammer-wielding man also had two kitchen knives and "other unsophisticated weapons" with him before charging toward officers patrolling the esplanade in front of the cathedral, French Interior Minister Gerard Comb said. The wounded officer fired at the unnamed suspect twice, injuring the attacker who was later hospitalized, French police confirmed to Fox News. The specific conditions of both men were unclear.

French authorities have opened a terrorism investigation, and we'll keep you posted should anything further develop.