“We informed the Russian authorities (our Russian partners) of the increased threat to French interests after the rallies in front of the French embassies and the attack in Jeddah,” RIA Novosti quotes a message from the French diplomatic mission in Moscow.
They clarified that they had asked the Russian authorities to strengthen protective measures for all French missions.
On the eve of France, a man armed with a knife attacked the parishioners of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Nice, which killed three people.
It was also reported that in the Saudi city of Jeddah, a man attacked a guard at the French consulate.