Attacker arrived in Europe three days prior to the day from Tunisia

 The attacker who killed three people in France is a Tunisan citizen and had recently arrived in Europe. It was revealed that he arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa via a boat carrying migrants after the police found an Italian Red Cross Document with him.

The chief French anti-terrorism prosecutor said that the attacker,21, is in critical state. He beheaded one of the three persons and killed the other two, the official confirmed. The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, called it an ‘Islamist attack.”

Following this incident, France has increased its security and raised a national security alert. President Macron said that the number of security personnel’s ensuring the safety and security of people will increase from 3,000 to 7,000.

There are different squads investigating the whole case and in one of the developments, it was found that a 47-year-old man was in contact with the attacker. It was merely 10 days ago that another such attack was committed on a history teacher, Samuel Paty. Many believe that this attack had echoes of the attack that happened on October 19.

Paty was beheaded for showing cartoons of Prophet Muhammed in his classes. These are the same cartoons that were subjected to severe criticism in 2012. In 2015, Charlie Hebdo, a satirical magazine was attacked by two terrorists who killed 12 people and injured 11. Since then, the showing of this ad has come under severe criticism. But the French government is reluctant to take down the ad because of secularism law.

France has been known for its secularism law, which does not consider any religion. This often is opposed by the Muslim community saying that it disgraces their fauth. But not everyone stands against the law.

For years, people have believed that the opposite of aggressive action comes from foreign countries who don’t want France to follow a secular path. Countries like Turkey and Iran were the first ones who raised their voice when Macron denied banning such ads because it will play with the freedom of speech and expression of the country.

The suspect in the attack was heard shouting ‘Allahu Akbar Before being shot by the police. He reportedly carried a Quran, two telephones and a 30cm (12-inch) knife with him, confirmed chief anti-terrorist prosecutor Jean-François Ricard. "We also found a bag left by the attacker. Next to this bag were two knives that were not used in the attack," he added.

After the attack, French president addressed the media and said that the French will not surrender anything. He visited Nice and said, “"If we are attacked once again it is for the values which are ours: freedom, for the possibility on our soil to believe freely and not to give in to any spirit of terror. I say it with great clarity once again today: we won't surrender anything."