Footage from Paris' Orly Airport reveals the moment a man attacked a female soldier on Saturday, before being shot dead minutes later.

The attacker, 39-year-old Ziyed Ben Belgacem, is seen carrying a green shopping bag, which he suddenly drops and grabs the soldier.

He wrestles for her gun before dragging her away, followed by two other armed soldiers.

Within three minutes, Belgacem was shot dead and his hostage is seen crawling away from his body.