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| Thousands of troops were being deployed to guard sensitive locations across France, and the Louvre Museum and the Palace of Versailles were evacuated in separate security alerts, as the country remained on edge on Saturday after the killing of a schoolteacher in a stabbing attack that the authorities described as an act of Islamist terrorism. | Thousands of troops were being deployed to guard sensitive locations across France, and the Louvre Museum and the Palace of Versailles were evacuated in separate security alerts, as the country remained on edge on Saturday after the killing of a schoolteacher in a stabbing attack that the authorities described as an act of Islamist terrorism. |
| France has been under its highest terrorist threat level since Friday, when the teacher, Dominique Bernard, was killed at a school in Arras, in northern France. A suspect was quickly arrested at the scene: Officials said he was a former student of Mr. Bernard’s, and had already been under surveillance as a potential Islamist extremist. | France has been under its highest terrorist threat level since Friday, when the teacher, Dominique Bernard, was killed at a school in Arras, in northern France. A suspect was quickly arrested at the scene: Officials said he was a former student of Mr. Bernard’s, and had already been under surveillance as a potential Islamist extremist. |
| On Saturday morning, the Louvre, the world’s most visited art museum, ushered visitors out and closed its doors in response to “a written message that there was a risk,” said Coralie James, a spokeswoman for the museum. “In the current national context,” she added, the museum had decided to shut for the day, “while we carry out the necessary checks.” | On Saturday morning, the Louvre, the world’s most visited art museum, ushered visitors out and closed its doors in response to “a written message that there was a risk,” said Coralie James, a spokeswoman for the museum. “In the current national context,” she added, the museum had decided to shut for the day, “while we carry out the necessary checks.” |
| And on the outskirts of Paris, another treasure of French heritage, the Palace of Versailles — built for King Louis XIV — was also evacuated, the police said on Saturday afternoon. In a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, they said a suspicious package had been found. | And on the outskirts of Paris, another treasure of French heritage, the Palace of Versailles — built for King Louis XIV — was also evacuated, the police said on Saturday afternoon. In a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, they said a suspicious package had been found. |
| Earlier in the day, the authorities announced the mobilization of troops dedicated to responding to a potential terrorist attack. Sebastien Lecornu, France’s defense minister, wrote on X that up to 7,000 soldiers were being deployed to strengthen security at sensitive sites, at the request of President Emmanuel Macron. | |
| France endured large-scale Islamist terrorist attacks in 2015 and 2016, with smaller but still deadly shootings and stabbings in the years since. |