France mobilizes 4,000 soldiers to face the “serious threat” of terrorism

MADRID, 25 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Prime Minister of France, Gabriel Attal, announced this Monday the additional mobilization of up to 4,000 soldiers in order to confront the “serious threat” of terrorism in the country, which already raised the alert over possible incidents over the weekend after that an Islamist attack took place in Moscow on Friday.

Attal has traveled by surprise to the Paris Saint Lazare station, one of the busiest in Europe, where he confirmed this reinforcement of the troops of what is known as ‘Operation Sentinelle’, launched in January 2015 a few days after the attacks. terrorists in metropolitan region of Paris.

“Today 3,000 soldiers are deployed, 4,000 more are on alert and can be mobilized depending on the needs,” Prime Minister Attal announced to the media, where he acknowledged that the terrorist threat in France is “serious,” according to picks up BFMTV.

The head of the French Government has indicated that the French authorities have “thwarted” two attacks so far this year, and a total of 45 since 2017. This same Monday, President Emmanuel Macron assured that the Islamic State affiliate who claimed responsibility for the Moscow attack also made “several attempts” in France.

A concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow was the scene on Friday of a terrorist attack carried out by four armed people that claimed the lives of almost 140 people and of which the Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP), the Afghan affiliate of the terrorist organization, acknowledges authorship.

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