France has increased security around Jewish, US sites situated in the country.
The move is a result of the heightened conflict between Israel and Iran, according to a domestic order by the interior minister.
“Special vigilance” must be given “to all sites that could be targeted by terrorist or malicious acts by a foreign power”, interior minister Bruno Retailleau said in a message to French regional security chiefs.
Security should be boosted near “places of worship, schools, state and institutional buildings, sites with high traffic”, including “festive, cultural or religious gatherings”.
The order applied also to “Israeli and US interests as well as to establishments in the Jewish community”.
France is home to the biggest Jewish community in Europe.
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