France raises terror alert level following Moscow attack, threats to schools

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00:00 "Several students in northern France had a worrying email on their phones on Saturday.

00:04 "They talk about deaths, that we are going to pay a high price."

00:09 The message was sent by a person presenting themselves as a fighter for the Islamic State

00:13 group.

00:14 The person talks about attacks, using explosives, on Monday, against 122 secondary schools in

00:20 several departments in northern France.

00:22 "I'm afraid to go back to school.

00:25 We live in a world now where we can no longer be alone.

00:29 We almost have to be in a group to avoid problems."

00:32 "I am in fact trying to say to myself that this could be false, but I know that something

00:38 can happen any time."

00:40 The threats were sent via the school's digital workspace, where teachers, students and parents

00:45 can exchange information.

00:47 The perpetrators are said to have taken over certain accounts and then spread their messages

00:51 on a large scale.

00:53 Last week, some 50 schools in the Paris region were targeted by a similar attack.

00:59 Teachers unions are concerned.

01:00 A teacher was murdered in the town of Arras last October.

01:04 The perpetrator was indicted for criminal terrorist association.

01:07 "This is starting to be extremely difficult to manage.

01:11 The important thing is to begin working seriously.

01:14 This has been done since the Arras attack.

01:16 We can't say nothing has been done, but a lot more has to be done.

01:20 With various governing bodies, we absolutely have to provide answers to colleagues, students

01:23 and families."

01:26 Schools will open under tighter security on Monday.

01:28 French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has raised France's security level to its maximum.

01:33 He vows to track down the people making terrorist threats.

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