Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said that the country is under attack following the stabbing incident in the city of Nice that left at least three people dead and several injured.
“It is France which is under attack. I have therefore decided that our soldiers will be more mobilized in the coming hours. As part of Operation Sentinal, we will go from 3,000 to 7,000 soldiers.
C’est la France qui est attaquée. J'ai donc décidé que nos militaires seront dans les prochaines heures davantage mobilisés. Nous passerons dans le cadre de l'opération Sentinelle de 3 000 à 7 000 militaires.
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) October 29, 2020
“Catholics, You have the support of the whole Nation. Our country is our values, that everyone can believe or not believe, that each religion can exercise. Our determination is absolute. Actions will follow to protect all of our fellow citizens,” he added.
Catholiques,
Vous avez le soutien de la Nation tout entière. Notre pays ce sont nos valeurs, que chacun puisse croire ou ne pas croire, que chaque religion puisse s'exercer. Notre détermination est absolue. Des actes suivront pour protéger tous nos concitoyens.— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) October 29, 2020
Soon after another knife-stabbing attempt at the southeastern French city of Avignon and one at the French Consulate in Saudi Arabia were reported.
