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THE SECURITY APPARATUS FOLLOWS A THREE LEVEL PLAN France follows a three level security alert system called Vigipirate to allow police and emergency services to coordinate their resources in
times of crisis. The name Vigipirate is an acronym for _VIGIlance et Protection des Installations contre les Risques d'Attentats Terroristes à l'Explosif_. The system, first
introduced in 1978, has gone through several iterations. Last updated in 2016, there are currently three levels: WHEN HAS FRANCE BEEN ON HIGH ALERT? In the past ten years, France has been on
its highest level of alert five times: * MARCH 19, 2022: After the Toulouse and Montauban shootings. * JANUARY 7, 2015: After the Charlie Hebdo shooting * NOVEMBER 14, 2015: After the
November 2015 Paris attacks * OCTOBER 29, 2020: After the 2020 Nice stabbing. * OCTOBER 13, 2023: After the stabbings in Arras RELATED ARTICLES: TEACHER KILLED, TWO INJURED IN TERRORIST
KNIFE ATTACK AT FRENCH SCHOOL PARIS TRIAL OVER JIHADIST MURDER OF FRENCH PRIEST IN 2016 BEGINS TODAY FAR-RIGHT TERRORISM ‘IS A REAL THREAT’ IN FRANCE
