France To deploy 7,000 Soldiers After School Teacher Killed In 'Islamist Terror' Attack

France is set to send 7,000 soldiers to the northeastern town of Arras in response to a terrorist attack where a teacher was fatally stabbed and three others were severely wounded on Friday (13 October).

French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the attack, which occurred on Friday in Arras, known for its large Jewish and Muslim populations, as an act of "Islamist terror".

The deployment of the soldiers will be completed by Monday evening

In light of the attack, France has raised its alert level to the highest position after Macron chaired a crucial security meeting on Friday.

Macron informed the public that security forces had successfully thwarted an "attempted attack" in a different region.

"This school was struck by the barbarity of Islamist terrorism," Macron said after visiting the school, saying the victim had "probably saved many lives" with his courage in seeking to block the attacker.

The suspect, Mohammed Moguchkov, who is in his twenties, was apprehended by the police.

Moguchkov hails from Chechnya, a predominantly Muslim region in southern Caucasus in Russia.

He was already listed on the French national register, known as "Fiche S," as a potential threat. He was currently being monitored by France's domestic intelligence agency, the DGSI.

Based on initial findings of the investigation, Moguchkov was heard shouting the Arabic phrase "Allahu akbar!" (God is greatest).