How the attack unfolded Early on Thursday morning, an assailant armed with a knife entered the Basilica of Notre-Dame – Nice’s main Catholic church – and began a stabbing spree that lasted nearly 30 minutes, according to France’s National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor Jean-Francois Ricard. The attack left three victims dead, including …
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“I do believe that France and the West brought a lot of this on themselves,” Philipps told RT on Thursday. “They’ve invited people to come to their country and allowed people to come to their country who’ve no thought process of eventually assimilating.” “French culture, you either accept it or …
Read More »France raises national terror alert system to MAXIMUM level after Nice church attack
Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Thursday that the country’s Vigipirate national security alert system would be set at “attack emergency,” the highest level of the security protocol. The alert system was raised from “enhanced security – risk of attack,” French media reported. Vigipirate is a French acronym for “vigilance …
Read More »France: 3 reportedly killed by attacker shouting ‘Allahu akbar’ in Nice church in suspected ‘terrorist attack’ (WATCH LIVE)
The public were asked to avoid the area while a major security operation was carried out by armed police. According to French media, citing police sources, a man and a woman died during the attack. The number of people who suffered injuries during the incident remains unknown. Media outlets are reporting …
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Khamenei became the latest Muslim leader to express his outrage at Western perceptions of Islam in a war of words that erupted in the wake of the killing of French teacher Samuel Paty in Paris on October 16. The Iranian leader’s attack on Macron came amid renewed tension between France …
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“I’ve decided that we need to return to the lockdown which halted the virus,” Macron said in an address to the nation, while urging unity in the face of the challenge. The measures will again restrict people to their homes, except for buying essential goods, seeking medical treatment or one-hour of …
Read More »France recalls ambassador from Turkey after Erdogan urges Macron to seek ‘mental help’ over his attitude towards Muslims
The move was announced by Macron’s office late on Saturday. In its statement, Paris indicated that it does not plan to engage in name-calling with the Turkish leadership. “Outrage and insult are not a method,” the office said. The recall was announced shortly after Erdogan directed blistering criticism at the …
Read More »Major fire breaks out in France’s Le Havre port, smoke visible kilometres away (VIDEOS)
The fire broke out on Saturday. According to France’s emergency services, the building is an old warehouse that is currently abandoned. Le Havre police said on Twitter that they had started to evacuate residential buildings in the vicinity of the warehouse, and advised the public to stay away from the …
Read More »France does a volte-face on free speech in the wake of a teacher’s beheading, but the law needs to be changed to reflect this
The murder and decapitation of a school teacher in the Paris suburb of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine earlier this month for showing his class caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed – the same images cited by jihadists when, in January 2015, they killed journalists working at Charlie Hebdo, the satirical magazine that initially published …
Read More »France to dissolve pro-Hamas group after Macron claims organization ‘directly implicated’ in teacher’s beheading
A government spokesman said on Wednesday that the Islamic organization would be banned from the country. “This is a battle over security, culture and education,” spokesman Gabriel Attal said while announcing the decision. Macron vowed a day earlier that his cabinet would move to break up the organization, which he …
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