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France deploys 4,000 more troops amid security fears in run up to Olympics

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal (R) visits the Saint-Lazare railway station's operating center of the Sentinelle security operation, in Paris on March 25, 2024. AFP - BERTRAND GUAY

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal says security measures will be stepped up with 4,000 extra soldiers deployed nationwide in the coming days. The country's terror threat was raised to its highest level on Sunday following a deadly attack in Moscow that was claimed by the Islamic State.

Four months ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, French authorities have raised the maximum alert level for terrorist threat.

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