A 27-year-old foreign national attacked a French police officer with a knife near the Champs-Élysées in central Paris, injuring the officer's ear.

The attacker refused to show the contents of his bag and was shot and critically injured by another officer after stabbing the police officer and fleeing from a Louis Vuitton store.

The incident, occurring just over a week before the Summer Olympics opening ceremony, heightened security concerns in Paris, following a recent attack on a soldier at Gare de l'Est station.

The attacker had legal status in France and no ties to terrorism and was found in cardiac arrest after being shot.

The injured police officer, a member of the DOPC, is now in stable condition, while the attacker is still alive.

The police chief stated that the officers' response was proportionate.

Security measures in central Paris have been increased, with Operation Sentinel boosting the security presence in the area.

France remains on high security alert with strict measures in place for the opening ceremony of the Paris Games, now to be held along the Seine River instead of in a closed stadium.

Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin continues to oversee security until a new government is formed.