Guard at Qatari Embassy in Paris Killed in Attack

Police officers guard the entrance of the Qatar embassy in Paris, on May 23, 2022. Alexander Turnbull/AP Photo

PARIS—A homicide investigation was opened on Monday after a security guard at the Qatari Embassy in Paris was killed and a suspect arrested, the prosecutor’s office said.

The circumstances of the killing, including the method used, were not immediately clear. The prosecutor’s office said that “the use of a weapon is not at this time confirmed.”