“Given the Islamic State’s claim for the attack in Moscow and the threats weighing on our country, we have decided to raise the level of Vigipirate to the highest level: state of attack emergency,” French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal published. , in your account on X.
This Sunday, the French government raised the issue the maximum terrorist alert level in response to attack on a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow on Friday in which more than 130 people died.
“Given the Islamic State’s claim for the attack and the threats weighing on our country, we have decided to raise the level of Vigipirate to the highest level: state of attack emergency,” French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal published in his report on Twitter.
The decision was taken after a meeting of the French Security Council, chaired by the Head of State, Emmanuel Macron, and was held this afternoon at the Elysée Palace. The event was dedicated “to the attack in Moscow and its consequences.”
The decision comes months before Paris hosts the Olympic Games.
The French terror alert system has three levels, with the highest level being activated following an attack in France or abroad or when a threat thereof is considered imminent.
It allows for exceptional security measures such as intensified patrols by the armed forces in public places such as train stations, airports and religious sites.
Source: EITB
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