The iconic Louvre Museum in Paris re-opened its doors on Saturday, a day after a French soldier was wounded while tackling a machete-wielding attacker.<br /><br /> There were long queues outside the museum’s famous pyramid entrance.<br /><br /> There is a heavy security presence.<br /><br /> Police and soldiers from Operation Sentinelle patrolled the Louvre grounds on Saturday.<br /><br /> The Louvre in Paris reopens a day after machete-wielding attacker was shot by soldiers. https://t.co/7et7SkG7zk— The Associated Press (@AP) February 4, 2017<br /><br /> What tourists are saying<br /><br /> “I don’t feel frightened at all. I feel good. It is a bit unusual to see so many heavily-armed police, but I am not bothered. In Barcelona, we also have police armed like this, to keep watch over tourist sites as well,” said Spanish fine art student, Marta Montilla.<br /><br /> “I am kind of an unlucky guy, because I have been to Notre Dame two days ago, but I could not get inside either because there was some suspicious package right outside of it,” said South Korean tourist Doo-hee Kim.<br /><br /> What happened on Friday?<br /><br /> Shouting Allahu Akbar (God is greatest), the 29-year-old Egyptian national struck one soldier and knocked another to the ground near the entrance to the museum on Friday.<br /><br /> He was shot in the abdomen.<br /><br /> French prosecutors believe Louvre attacker was Egyptian national who was in Paris on a tourist visa https://t.co/PrjCFpmnmq— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) February 3, 2017<br /><br /> President Francois Hollande has described it as a “terrorist attack”.<br /><br /> Speaking at a meeting of EU leaders in Malta, Hollande said “This operation undoubtedly prevented an attack whose terrorist nature leaves little doubt.”<br /><br /> Hollande praises soldiers who shot attacker at Louvre – during #maltasummit news conference pic.twitter.com/tY459lArth— eleanor biles (@ellybiles) February 3, 2017<br /><br /> What do we know about the alleged attacker?<br /><br /> Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins told reporters the following details:<br /><br /> Man identified as Abdullah Reda al-Hamamy by security sources in Cairo<br /> Born Dakahlia, northeast of Cairo<br /> Arrived in France on January 26<br /> Wearing a black T-shirt with “death head” emblem<br /> Paint spray cans found in his rucksack<br /> No explosives found<br /> Rented apartment searched in Paris<br /> Officers trying to establish if he acted alone<br /><br /> Paris Louvre attacker was an Egyptian who arrived in France at the end of January – Reuters https://t.co/aVKIkI4y3d— euronews (@euronews) February 3, 2017<br /><br /> Were there people inside the Louvre at the time?<br /><br /> Yes.<br /><br /> More than a thousand visitors, including many young children, were kept inside for an hour.<br /><br /> They were allowed out when the emergency was over.<br /><br /> The museum remained closed for the rest of Friday.<br /><br /> It re-opened Saturday morning, with long queues outside the iconic pyramid entrance.<br /><br /> Paris – a slow recovery<br /><br /> The French capital has been gradually recovering from a dip in foreign tourism caused by a series of bomb and shooting attacks in November, 2015.<br /><br /> A total of 130 people were
