France Heightens Security with 7000 Troops Following School Stabbings and Mosque Knife Arrest

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France Heightens Security with 7000 Troops Following School Stabbings and Mosque Knife Arrest
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France is mobilizing 7,000 soldiers and raising its alert status to "emergency attack" level following the stabbing death of a teacher in Arras by a former student with a history of Islamic radicalization. President Macron described the attack as "Islamist terrorism" and ordered the deployment of soldiers from the Sentinelle force. The attacker, an 18-year-old of Chechen origin, was arrested at the scene. In response to the incident, Macron visited the school and called for unity against terrorism. Additionally, a second security incident occurred when a 24-year-old man, known to be radicalized, was arrested for carrying a knife outside a mosque in Limay.

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