Paris, Jul 16 (AP) A French soldier was stabbed outside a big train station in Paris on Monday, and the attacker was arrested, officials said.

Paris is under high security alert 11 days before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics.

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A French military official says the soldier was hospitalised but is not in life-threatening condition, and that the reason for the attack is being investigated. The official was not authorised to be publicly named. The soldier was among thousands of troops serving in the Sentinelle force for France's domestic security. (AP)

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