French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne raised the alert level for terrorist attacks in the republic to the maximum. The reason: Tension is rising within the Muslim community in France over Hamas' calls to take revenge on the Jews.
In the immediate background - the stabbing to death of a teacher at the Gambetta school in the city of Arras earlier today (Friday). The perpetrator, a Russian citizen of Chechen origin named Mohammed Moguchkov (20), was arrested. Before his arrest, he managed to stab two other people. He is known to the police because of his interest in radical Islam.
Stabbing attack in Arras, France
Interior Minister Gerald Darmanen said there was no doubt there was a connection between the attack in Arras and the war in Gaza. It was known from the testimonies that the Chechen attacker attacked his victims with cries of "Allahu Akbar."
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