Three dead in Nice after knife attack at Notre Dame church, France raises security alert to highest level
ABCFrance has lifted its security alert status to the highest level after a knife-wielding attacker shouting "Allahu Akbar" killed three people in a church in the city of Nice. Key points: Emmanuel Macron declared France was under attack and ordered troops onto the streets The attacker has been identified as a Tunisian national The display of cartoons of Mohammed in France has sparked anger in the Muslim world A defiant President Emmanuel Macron, declaring that France had been subject to an Islamist terrorist attack, said he would deploy thousands more soldiers to protect important French sites, such as places of worship and schools. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said his country stood steadfast with France, while Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rattue told the French people they were "not alone" in the fight against extremism. Iran's Foreign Minister called the Nice incident at "terrorist attack" while a spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry in Jordan also condemned the attack as a "terrorist crime".
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