The man who fell with the vehicle driving on a police van on the Champs-Elysées Avenue, Paris "died", became known by French Interior Minister Gerard Columbus, who spoke of an "attempted assault."
"Once again the security forces in France have been targeted," the French minister said.
Zerar Columbus clarified that "a certain number of explosives with which he might have exploded the vehicle were found inside the vehicle."
In addition, gas stations, a Kalashnikov-type rifle and revolvers were found in the vehicle of the perpetrator, the French Agency reported on citing police sources.
This attack "shows once again that the level of threat in France is extremely high," Columbus said, while France remains in a state of emergency after the November 2015 attacks.
"For those and those who are questioning the necessity to apply such laws, we see today that the situation in France requires it that if we want to guarantee the security of our citizens effectively, we need to take a certain number of measures," the minister , Which is expected to present a new anti-terrorist bill on Wednesday.
The perpetrator of the attack on the Champs-Elysées was known to the authorities for involvement in the "radical Islamist movement"
The perpetrator of the offensive, which was blocked today on the Champs-Elysées Avenue in Paris, was at the heart of the authorities since 2015 and had a file for participation in the "radical Islamist movement," the French Agency quoted converging sources.
The family of a 31-year-old man, who fell earlier in the afternoon with the vehicle he was driving and carrying gas and weapons on a police van, was also known to participate in the "salavist" movement, a source familiar with the case .