PARIS (AP) — The French authorities raised its safety alert posture to the best stage Sunday following the lethal assault on a Russian live performance corridor and the Islamic State's declare of accountability.
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal introduced the choice in a submit on X, saying that the authorities have “taken into consideration the Islamic State's declare of accountability for the (Moscow) assault and the threats that weigh on our nation.”
The announcement got here after President t Emmanuel Macron held an emergency safety assembly prompted by Friday's assault in a Moscow suburb that killed greater than 130 folks. The assault was claimed by an affiliate of the Islamic State group.
France has been repeatedly hit by lethal Islamic State assaults, together with the 2015 Bataclan theater bloodbath by which the extremists opened hearth on live shows and held hostages for hours. French troops have additionally fought towards Islamic extremists within the Center East and Africa.
France was already on excessive safety alert forward of this 12 months's Paris Olympics and Paralympics, that are anticipated to attract hundreds of thousands of holiday makers to the nation. Safety issues are notably excessive for the extraordinary opening ceremony on July 26, which can contain rowing boats alongside the Seine River and large crowds watching from the embankments.
