Richard Gianotti, head of Nice municipal police, poses during an interview with Reuters the day after a deadly knife attack at the Notre Dame church in Nice, France, October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
NICE, France (Reuters) - The police chief of Nice said on Friday that Christian and French state sites were at risk of militant attacks following the killing of three people in a church in the city by a knife-wielding assailant.
Thursday's violence prompted the government to raise the security alert for all French territory to its highest level and President Emmanuel Macron said more soldiers would be deployed to protect key sites such as places of worship and schools.
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