Paris attack: Suspect keeps silence

ASTANA. KAZINFORM The man who allegedly attacked Louvre Museum on Friday is refusing to speak to investigators, Kazinform has learnt from BBC .

Egyptian Abdullah Hamamy, was shot by a soldier as he attacked a military patrol with two knives.

The attacker's father, who is a former Egyptian police general, said his son was not a terrorist accusing the soldier who fired of "using brute". Reda al-Hamamy said his son came to Paris for business.

French authorities say Abdullah shouted "Allahu Akbar" ("God is greatest") as he attacked soldiers.

After he was shot and injured by a soldier, Hamamy was put in a hospital.

According to a source close to the investigation said that "he refuses to talk to investigators".