French authorities have raised the attack alert level this Friday night after a high school teacher was attacked with a knife by a former student at the same school and died in an incident that left two people injured and investigated by anti-psychology. -Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office.
This alert level is the highest level in the French security system. “Maximum attention and protection in case of threat Following an act of terrorism or immediately following an attack, according to Franceinfo.
According to French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, “there is no concrete threat of attack”, but he argued that this measure was due to the existence of “an extremely negative atmosphere”.
Darmanin emphasized that with this decision, the Government “aims to tell all French people and all administrations to be careful.” The counter-terrorism alert also allows us to strengthen the capabilities of the French Police.
The Minister of the Interior therefore regretted what happened this morning at the institute in northern France and admitted that the authorities should have been “even stricter” and “protect even more” the population.
In this sense, the person in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs admitted that the Government had information showing “undoubtedly” a connection between the attack on the institute and the current situation in the Middle East.
According to police sources, at least one teacher died and two people were injured at a high school in northern France when a former student entered the center with a knife.
Without going into further details, Minister Darmanin confirmed on social networks that the alleged perpetrator of the attack had been arrested. According to sources quoted by state television, who pointed out that the suspect was of Chechen origin, the attacker was in his 20s and was shouting “Allahu Akbar” (Allah is the greatest).
The Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that the investigation was officially opened; This step is usually not taken, considering that it is an event that does not have any political motivation from the first moment.