French president, Emmanuel Macronwarned this Tuesday in Tirana (Albania): “The return of Islamist terrorism”. “All European states are defenseless (…). In democracies, there are always individuals who are ready to do the worst at any given moment,” the centrist leader said. EU-Western Balkans summit. “There will never be zero risk to the rule of law,” he added, following Monday’s attack in Brussels that killed two Sweden fans and four days after Professor Dominique Bernard was killed by a young jihadist in Arras in northern France. .
Macron made these statements at the press conference when asked about the issue. Possible mistakes of security forces In an attack on a public institution in Arras. Almost a week after the Hamas attack and the renewed escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the attack led France to raise its counter-terrorism alert level to maximum. The Republican right and Marine Le Pen’s far right have harshly criticized the Macronist Executive in recent days for the arrest and surveillance of the author of the attack for Islamic radicalism. And the police had questioned him the day before taking action.
Pledged allegiance to the Islamic State
Before committing this brutal murder, 20-year-old Muhammed M., a former student of the center, swore allegiance Islamic State Sources close to the investigation stated this in a video on Tuesday. In these images, which lasted approximately 30 seconds and were recorded shortly before the stabbing, the young jihadist, who was born in the Caucasus but spent most of his life in the neighboring country, expressed his “hatred for France, the French, democracy and democracy.” The education he benefited from in our country,” said Public Prosecutor Jean-François Ricard.
It’s the same in the images. We stood in solidarity with Iraq, Asia and Asian Muslims Palestine. However, Ricard said that he did not directly mention the Gaza war and the new escalation in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. This Tuesday afternoon, justice will indict the young jihadist for the attack on the Gambetta Institute, in which three other employees of the center were also injured. They also need to appear before a judge. Two alleged accomplices: 17-year-old younger brother and cousin arrested near another high school.
Repercussions of the war in Gaza are feared
Since the brutal Hamas attack on October 7, French authorities have detected nearly 200 anti-Semitic acts in France, home to Europe’s largest Jewish community (about 600,000 members). This tense atmosphere was also reflected in racist actions against Muslim people. French Government fears Gaza war will continue Repercussions similar to those of the Second Intifada (in 2000). Therefore, he increased his meetings on security issues and did not interrupt his communication on this issue.
In this scenario, there have already been many miscommunications by French leaders. For example, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin assured on Friday that “unfortunately, there is a connection” between the attack in Arras and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. But for now, the evidence shows this: a much more common correlation From those originally suggested by Darmanin. Macron said that on the same day, they neutralized another attack in addition to the one in Northern France. But he was actually talking about a man who was arrested for carrying a knife in his pocket. Some facts that were not investigated by the anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office.