Louvre suspect on attempted murder charge

The man suspected of an attack at the Louvre will be charged with attempted murder.

French soldiers patrol in the courtyard of the Louvre museum

The man suspected of an attack at the Louvre will be charged with attempted murder. (AAP)

The suspect in last week's machete attack at the Louvre Museum is facing preliminary charges of attempted murder and association with a terrorist organisation.

The 28-year-old suspect - who French officials believe to be Egyptian - was charged Friday.

The Paris prosecutor's office said the man, who Egyptian authorities identify as Abdullah Reda Refaie al-Hamahmy, remains hospitalised after he was shot four times during the February 3 attack.

The Louvre reopened to the public on Saturday, a day after the attack in which the assailant shouting "Allahu akbar!" attacked French soldiers guarding the sprawling building.

French President Francois Hollande has said there is "no doubt" that the suspect's actions were a terror attack.


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