The police detained a man who is suspected of attempting to hit the soldiers with a car, media reported citing security sources.
It was earlier reported that a man attempted to ram his car into French military from the 93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment, who have been jogging in France's Varces-Allières-et-Risset, Isère, on Thursday morning.
Nobody was reportedly injured in the incident, while the driver of a black Peugeot car escaped from the site, while manhunt is underway.
According to France Info, "there has been no information so far whether it was a terrorist attack or not."
It was not immediately clear what has been the reason behind the incident, which took place near a military barrack just days after the terrorist attack in southern France.
On March 23, Redouane Lakdim, a 26-year-old Moroccan national who reportedly obtained a French citizenship in 2015, hijacked a car in the city of Carcassonne and then took several people hostage at a supermarket in Trebes. In total, Lakdim killed four people, including a police officer who swapped himself for a hostage. The attacker was killed by police as they stormed the supermarket.
During the attack, Lakdim reportedly pledged allegiance to Daesh* terrorist group.
France had been in the state of emergency since the 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris, which was lifted in Novembe 2017. However, French soldiers have continued to patrol major tourist sites as part of an counterterrorism mission.
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