The cultural enrichment is just off the charts in France these days, but don’t worry, we are on the list for it as well.
“The France 3 Champagne-Ardenne station in Reims closed following threats in the context of attack alert,” translated from “La station de France 3 Champagne-Ardenne à Reims fermée suite à des menaces dans le contexte d’alerte attentat,” by Dominique Durand, FranceInfo, October 17, 2023 (thanks to Medforth):
Since 7 a.m., the France 3 Champagne-Ardenne station, in Reims, has been blocked following a threatening email received Tuesday, October 17 in the morning. The national police are on site.
Impossible to access the premises of the France 3 Champagne-Ardenne station this Tuesday, October 17 in Reims (Marne). The first teams to arrive early this morning have been under police protection since 8:30 a.m. Other employees are invited to stay at home working remotely, following an email received this Tuesday, October 17 in the morning, the terms of which are clear.
The author of this email makes violent threats against people and the building and claims to want to commit this act “for the Glory of Allah.” The judicial police were contacted. The edition of the ICI 12/13 Champagne-Ardenne television news was canceled but journalist Leila Salhi spoke live in the France 3 Lorraine and franceinfo newspapers to communicate on the situation. This evening, the ICI 19/20 television news will take place and will be presented by Leyla Landry.
This event follows the attack committed the day before, in Brussels, where two Swedes were killed on the sidelines of the qualifying match for Euro 2024 football, between Belgium and Sweden. The shooter “of Tunisian origin” died after being arrested Tuesday morning in the Brussels commune of Schaerbeek, according to the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office. During his arrest, “the police opened fire,” reported a spokesperson for the prosecution. The man was 45 years old and had claimed to belong to the Islamic State terrorist group when he committed the act.
In France, a first attack took place on Friday October 13 in a high school in Arras, where a French teacher, Dominique Bernard, died after being stabbed to death.
Hoi Polloi says
No amount of bowing down to them will save France or any western country. Terrorists and savages see only weakness and open doors to terrorism and savagery.
Biggles says
Where’s the f|*****g police?
carpediadem says
Gee, why don’t they just TALK to them…?