France Enhances Security After Notre-Dame Terror Incidents

JAKARTA - The French government has increased the security status in its territory, following an act of terrorism that killed three people in Nice, near the Notre-Dame Basilica Church. The promulgation of the emergency status was announced by French Prime Minister Jean Castex.

Castex told the French National Assembly that the government would give a firm response. In which a woman and two others died in an incident allegedly carried out by a terrorist at a church in Nice, France, Thursday, October 29.

Hours after the terror attacks in Nice, police shot dead a man suspected of threatening passersby with a pistol in Montfavet, near the city of Avignon, France.

According to Europe 1 radio station, the two perpetrators shouted: "Allahu Akbar" (Allah is Great, ed) while carrying out an act of terror.

On separate occasions, several media outlets reported that a Saudi Arabian man had been arrested by authorities in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, after he attacked and caused a guard at the French Consulate to be injured.

After the beheading incident, the mayor of Nice City, Christian Estrosi, via uploading on Twitter, said the terror attack that occurred at the Notre Dame Church was similar to the attack that left Samuel Paty, a French teacher, dead this month.

Estrosi said the perpetrator kept chanting the word "Allahu Akbar", even though he had been detained by members of the police.

#France 🇫🇷 has suffered a string of Islamist militant attacks in recent years and #Nice has been the target of a number of them. Associate fellow at @TheSoufanCenter @nixmalik said that France needs to root out radical Islamism from the country ⤵️ pic. twitter.com/uqSPU0Coi1

- FRANCE 24 English (@ France24_en) October 29, 2020

"Enough!" said Estrosi. "This is the time for France to act decisively in order to eliminate acts of Islamic fascism in our region," he said.

Journalists at the scene said police armed with automatic pistols were on guard around the church, which is located in the Jean Medecin shopping center, Nice. A number of ambulances and fire engines were also seen on standby at the terror location.

After the incident, a number of countries also expressed solidarity and expressed support for France, one of which was Britain.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he and the British people will continue to support France. "I am shocked to hear the news of the brutal attack in Nice this morning, on the Basilica of Notre-Dame," PM Johnson said in a post on Twitter.

"We convey our condolences and prayers to the victims and their families, and Britain will continue to work with France to fight acts of terror and intolerance," he said.