Paris: Man arrested for trying to plough through pedestrians outside mosque
The incident took place on Thursday afternoon.
However, police said no one was hurt as the man hit the barriers set up in-front of the mosque for protection.
According to a local newspaper, the attacker is of Armenian origin and wanted to avenge Islamist-linked attacks in the French capital.
Earlier this month, at least one person was killed in a similar incident in Finsbury, England.
Europe has witnessed a surge in vehicle attacks in the past two years.
France has come under repeated attacks from the IS, who in a letter to the French people threatened to carry out more attacks in the future if the country's government did not stop their anti-terror campaign.
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