- Car rams into soldiers near their barracks outside Paris
- Vehicle took off after the incident, police say
- Local mayor says it was 'without a doubt a deliberate act'
- France has been in state of emergency since November 2015
French police launched a manhunt on Wednesday after a car rammed into soldiers near their barracks outside Paris, injuring six people, two of them seriously.
Police were scrambling to track down the vehicle, which took off after the incident described by local mayor Patrick Balkany as "without a doubt a deliberate act".
Mayor of Levallois-Perret Patrick Balkany has said he saw a BMW drive into the group of soldiers and has "no doubt" it was a deliberate act.
"Without any doubt, it was a deliberate act," Balkany told BFM TV.
The vehicle took off after the incident, at about 6am GMT in the north-western suburb of Levallois-Perret.
"Police intervention is underway. Search underway for vehicle," the Paris police department said in a tweet.