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The French government is urging “extreme vigilance” in the face of a “very high” terrorist threat to religious demonstrations and places of worship on the solemnity of the Assumption, one of the most holy days in the Catholic calendar.Tanzania hosts 109th edition of the World Esperanto Congress
Gérald Darmanin, the French minister of the interior, warned regional officials in a Tuesday message through the messenger app Telegram that the country is in a “very high level of terrorist threat.” He specified that “services, gatherings, processions, and pilgrimages” at sites traditionally associated with Marian devotion face particular danger, according to French news outlet BFMTV.
According to BFMTV, the French minister of the interior instructed local officials to advise Christian leaders on preventative security measuresThe French government is also reportedly likely to deploy its anti-terrorist Opération Sentinelle forces at key pilgrimage sites, such as the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, where more than 30,000 faithful are expected to gather on the feast of the Assumption.
Darmanin said that the high alert is partially due to France’s ongoing international exposure as host of the 2024 Olympics and the upcoming Paralympic Games and to “strong tensions on the international level, in particular in the Middle East.”
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