Events: Intelligence that the attack on France in Paris or raise terror threat level (Figure)
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French Security Department's efforts in search for possible bomb attack on a woman in Paris
NEW YORK, September 20 reported that the French security services to obtain reliable line has reported that a woman will soon be launched on the Paris transport system were bombs, police immediately began searching for the full implementation of this action may be suspect. 20, the French government decided to raise the national terror threat level, may occur in response to recent terrorist attacks against public places.
Bomb threat investigation were to enhance the level of terrorism
According to the French RTL radio reported that the French intelligence confirms 15 the night of intelligence received from Algeria, said a female suicide bomber want to launch terrorist attacks in Paris the next day. Transportation system security was quickly intensive investigation, but did not find any suspicious circumstances. 16 also did not have any terrorist attacks, but security is vigilant, lightly.
Currently, the French security services are to verify the credibility of this information.
French Interior Minister Hortefeux 20 in Seine - Marne inspection said that the current terrorist threat facing France is the "real", so "we enhance the security alert level." Nevertheless, he said the threat level will remain in the red, not bright red raised to the highest level.
French anti-terror level is divided into four levels with the corresponding colors to be distinguished. Yellow vigilant, generally a period of tension applied to non-routine inspection; orange for a single major terrorist activities; red means that the number of serious terrorist incidents may have occurred, and seriously affect national security; and bright red is to remind people will soon be a series of major terrorist incidents will occur.
Interior Minister Hortefeux (in) that France is facing a "real" threat.
"Real" terrorist threats, increasing
The evening of September 14, Paris Police received a report that the famous Eiffel Tower and a subway station were people placed a bomb. To ensure the safety of tourists and passengers, the police quickly evacuated on the crowd. After several hours of intense investigation, two locations were not found in the bomb.
Under the Eiffel Tower at a news conference, Interior Minister Hortefeux said: "The first few days or even hours before the evidence that the terrorist threat facing France is increasing, this is a real threat."
16, the French nuclear group Areva in Niger seven employees were kidnapped, including five French. The next day, said French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, the French North African branch of Al Qaeda suspected militants linked to the planning and implementation of the kidnapping.
Al-Qaeda branch in North Africa the most prevalent
Last weekend, a director of the French intelligence agency, said in an interview, now poses the greatest threat to the French terrorist organization al-Qaeda branch in North Africa, "the Islamic Maghreb Li Buji organization" (Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, AQIM) . In addition to being suspected of kidnapping in the Niger five French people, the organization is still in July killed 78-year-old French hostage Michel Germanaud, in retaliation for the earlier French and Mauritanian forces start joint military strike their .
Local time on September 14, the French Senate's 246 votes to 1, an overwhelming majority, passed a ban Muslim women wearing the burqa in public places (Boca) motion. Some media analysts said, Sarkozy's government of the "no gown order" will lead France to increase the likelihood of suffering terrorist threat. (Editor: Zhao Ting) |
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