France under attack: President Macron on Church killings

TIL Desk/World/Colombo/ After increasing France’s security status to the highest level, President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said that the country is under attack following the incident of stabbing 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 Sentinel, we will go from 3,000 to 7,000 soldiers,’ Macron tweeted.

In a subsequent tweet, he added, ‘You have the support of the whole Nation. Our country is our values, that everyone can believe or not believe, that each religion can be exercised. Our determination is absolute. Actions will follow to protect all of our fellow citizens.’

Macron’s comment came after a knife-wielding man killed two women and a man at the Notre Dame Basilica in Nice and injured several others on Thursday. The police detained the attacker and launched an investigation.