Egypt denounced Friday’s terror attack near the Louvre Museum in Paris, affirming that the Egyptian government and people stand with French authorities and citizens in the face of terrorism, a foreign affairs ministry statement Saturday read.

A French soldier shot and seriously wounded the reported attacker in a shopping mall beneath the Louvre Museum after he tried to stage an attack and shouted "Allahu akbar," AP reported a French official as saying.

The man was carrying two backpacks and had two machetes, the French official said.

When soldiers and police officers on patrol told the man that he could not come into the mall with his bags, he attacked, the official added.

The statement called on the international community to intensify its efforts to combat terrorism.

French police said investigators have indications that the attacker might be an Egyptian, AP reported.

Egypt is yet to comment on that report.