Police in Paris gather on the Champs-Elysees boulevard after an armed man intentionally rammed a car into a police van, authorities said on Monday, June 19. France's interior minister told reporters that the car contained weapons and explosives. The suspect later died.CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON/EPA/EPA
Police officers walk near a sealed-off area on the Champs-Elysees. The incident took place at 3:40 p.m. local time (9:40 a.m. ET).THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images
A bomb-disposal officer checks the car.THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images
Police officers patrol the Champs-Elysees.THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images
This would be the fifth time in four months that security forces have been targeted in Paris.THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images
Rescue workers cover the suspect's body on the Champs-Elysees.Thibault Camus/AP