the 15th quarter of paris and the french interior minister has just been giving updates. it is currently unclear at this stage what the motive was for the attack but according to the interior minister, he said the attacker was targeting tourists. it is close to the eiffel tower, an area popular with tourists. and also that the attacker was angered by the situation in gaza and that he was known to authorities for trying to stage another attack in 2016. according to the interior minister, he was a german national. we are now learning according to the press conference and someone who was on the french security services watch this as well. you can see there on your screen, looking at those live pictures. a police presence there, a cordon off area, close to the river which runs through paris in the 15th quarter close to the eiffel tower. of course we will continue to keep you up to date with regards to that situation after that attack which is left one person dead and one person i