French police seek vehicle after soldiers hit and injured in Paris

Yves Herman | Reuters

French military patrol near the Eiffel Tower the day after a series of deadly attacks in Paris , November 14, 2015.

French soldiers were hit and injured by a vehicle in the western Paris suburb of Levallois-Perret, Paris police authorities said on Wednesday, adding that a security operation was underway in the area.

“Police intervention is underway. Search underway for vehicle,” the Paris police department said in a Tweet.

Six soldiers were hurt, four of them lightly and two more seriously, a police department official added in response to a query from Reuters.