Threats of attack: around twenty schools targeted in Paris

Europe 1 with AFP 1:03 p.m., March 27, 2024

Around twenty educational establishments in Paris were targeted during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday by new attack threats transmitted via ENT (Digital Work Spaces), the Paris rectorate told AFP on Wednesday. “A message of vigilance was sent to all school heads, school directors and inspectors” and “a reporting procedure was put in place to block accounts and report each incident,” he said. he adds.

The police intervened, "sometimes with dog brigades", to "remove doubts" about each situation and "ensure the safety of students and staff", he said. According to police union sources, these “attack threats” messages concern establishments in the 13th, 15th and 19th arrondissements of Paris in particular. According to a message sent to parents at Pierre-Alviset college, in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, also affected and evacuated around 9 a.m., the management clarified that these were “threats of a terrorist nature”.

130 establishments targeted since last week in 3 regions

Dozens of high schools in the south of France were targeted during the night from Monday to Tuesday by threats of attack via the ENT, linking teachers, students and parents of students. This wave of messages followed others in recent days in Ile-de-France, Hauts-de-France and the Grand Est region.

On Monday, the Ministry of National Education indicated that nearly 130 high schools and colleges in Ile-de-France, Hauts-de-France and the Grand Est region had been targeted since last week by threats of attack. and “malicious acts” via digital workspaces.