France on High Alert: The Aftermath of the Notre-Dame Basilica Attack

 

This article about a terrorist attack that took place in Nice, France. On October 29, 2020, a man armed with a knife entered the Notre-Dame basilica in Nice and killed three people.

The attacker was eventually apprehended by police and taken into custody. The French government denounced the attack as an act of terrorism, and President Emmanuel Macron announced that he would be increasing security measures across the country.

The attack was just the latest in a series of terrorist incidents in France in recent years, many of which have been carried out by Islamist extremists.