At 22:40 on Tuesday evening, the Grand ducal Police and Luxembourg's Public Prosecutor issued a statement that 7 year-old Max De Barros had been located safe and well in France.

He had been abducted by his father outside school in Luxembourg-Rollingergrund at 08:00 this morning; an Amber Alert was immediately raised and a search was initiated.

The boy was discovered with his father who was arrested by the French police. No further details were released.