En this Tuesday, January 7, many thoughts will go to “Charlie Hebdo”. Ten years after the attacks of January 7, 2015, the terrorist threat continues to hover over France. “The threat has never been so present,” judged Bruno Retailleau, interviewed by The Parisian.
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The Minister of the Interior relies in particular on the figure of nine Islamist terrorist attacks foiled in 2024 on French soil, including three which targeted the Olympic Games. This is the highest total since 2017. “The battle against Islamic totalitarianism is far from won and it is clear that, tomorrow, France could be hit again,” admitted the incumbent of Place Beauvau, survivor of the Barnier government.
The question of an enemy within
The enemy, in his eyes, could also come from within, particularly for minor criminals: “There can now be a conjunction between groups abroad and the growing endogenous threat that constitute these radicalized young people, particularly via social networks,” said the minister, who also points to the threat “of Islamists leaving prison.” There would be 83 of them in 2024 and, in his eyes, should be subject to “firm judicial security measures”.
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