An “attempt to take action” was foiled during the Easter weekend thanks to the reinforced “mobilization” of law enforcement in France following the jihadist attack in Moscow. “This action was avoided last weekend,” Prisca Thevenot told the press after the Council of Ministers, without further details.
The Vigipirate system was raised on March 24 to its maximum level, “emergency attack” after the deadly attack on a concert hall near the Russian capital claimed by the Islamic State group.