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Original title: Foreign media: two consecutive terrorist attacks in January Macron vows to defeat extremists
Reference News Network reported on October 31. According to an AFP report on Oct. 30 in Nice, France, French President Macron promised that France will firmly oppose religious extremists after a man with a knife killed three people in a church in Nice. This is the second attack in France this month, allegedly by Islamic terrorists.
Macron said in Nice that France will not “abandon our values.” Earlier, a Tunisian immigrant killed three people with a knife in the Notre-Dame cathedral in the southern French city of Nice.
According to the report, Macron announced that he will strengthen the church’s surveillance in the anti-terrorist patrol operation “Sentinel”, increasing the existing 3,000 soldiers to 7,000.
He said that school safety will also be strengthened.
Macron reportedly urged everyone on Thursday, regardless of religious beliefs, to unite and never give in to separatism.
The report also said that before the attack on the church, an extremist beheaded history professor Samuel Patty in the Paris suburbs on October 16. Patty’s death is related to her cartoon presentation about the Prophet Muhammad in class.
Macron defended these cartoons and the right to mock religion, sparking widespread dissatisfaction against France in the Islamic world. Some Muslim-majority countries have launched a campaign to boycott French products.
According to a report published on the French website “Echos” on October 29, Macron, with a stern face and solemn tone, gave a short speech in Nice on Thursday afternoon local time. He went to Notre Dame Cathedral after a terrorist attack that killed three people.
Macron declared that it was “very clear that it was France that was attacked” and took this opportunity to mention the arrests in Lyon and Sutterouville and the attempted attacks on the French consulate in Saudi Arabia.
In Lyon, an Afghan with a knife was reportedly detained in the city center. In Sutterville, Yvelines, a man who wanted to “repeat the Nice incident” was arrested near the church. In addition, an attempted attack on the French consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia was thwarted and a guard was wounded. France’s state of alert has been raised to an “emergency” level across the country.
The report also said that just a few days before the All Saints holiday, Macron announced the strengthening of the “sentinel” operation, the number of deployed soldiers will increase from 3,000 to 7,000.
The report quoted Macron as saying: “We must protect all religious sites, especially churches, and fight for the All Saints festival to take place in the right conditions.”
Profile photo: Macron (middle) delivered a speech in front of the attacked church in Nice on October 29 (France Hipa Photo Agency)
[延伸阅读]Nice, France: Tribute to the Victims of the Attack
On October 30, a woman placed flowers in front of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Nice, France, to mourn the victims. At least three people died and several more were injured in an incident with stab wounds near the Notre-Dame de Nice cathedral in southeastern France on the morning of 29. The attacker was subsequently detained by the police. The French National Antiterrorist Prosecutor’s Office is reported to have taken over the case and launched an investigation on charges of “murder and attempted murder related to terrorist acts”. Posted by Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Serge Awuzi)
On October 30, a police officer mourned the victims in front of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Nice, France. At least three people died and several more were injured in an incident with stab wounds near the Notre-Dame de Nice cathedral, in the southeastern city of France, on the morning of the 29th. Subsequently, the attacker was arrested by police. The French National Antiterrorist Prosecutor’s Office is reported to have taken over the case and launched an investigation on charges of “murder and attempted murder related to terrorist acts”. Posted by Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Serge Awuzi)
On October 30, a man lit candles in front of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Nice, France, in memory of the victims. At least three people died and several more were injured in an incident with a knife wound near the Notre-Dame de Nice cathedral in the southeastern city of France on the morning of 29. The assailant was subsequently detained by the police. The French National Antiterrorist Prosecutor’s Office is reported to have taken over the case and launched an investigation on charges of “murder and attempted murder related to terrorist acts”.
