For our values for our teeth for freedom this morning we decided to increase the vigilance everywhere in fronts to adapt to the terrorist threat. And then the french sentiment turns violent in the middle east as a saudi man is arrested for stabbing a Security Guard at a french consulate in saudi arabia. Bringing you your top news stories from around the world this is r. T. International my name is donald quarter and thanks for joining us we begin on the french south coast a knife attack in which 3 people were killed in nice on thursday morning was perpetrated by an islamic terrorist according to the french president Emmanuel Macron it happened inside a cathedral. This is the moment captured by a local when police fired shots while entering the basilica after the assailant had struck earlier in the morning the suspect was arrested after being shot and wounded by officers and an anti terror investigation is now underway. Our correspondent charlet dubinsky reports from near the basilica where the attack took place. President mark rome was following that brutal attack he said france his country was under attack from islam missed a terror attack that took place in this right behind me a whore a scene unfolded during a rampage of 30 minutes in which 3 people lost their lives lets take you through what happened inside and what happened to the individuals 3 were killed 2 women and. Prosecutors been outlining the details of the deaths on thursday evening he said of the one woman who is around 60 years old was almost beheaded in an attack head almost cut totally off the man who said to be in a guardian of the basilica behind me was said to have had his throat sliced open the 3rd individual a woman who was also stabbed in the attack managed to escape briefly to raise the alarm she also succumb to injuries now the Police Arrived on the scene minutes after the law was raised and they were confronted by a man who shouted out. They tried to taser him and eventually fired shots at him he was then apprehended i would insist said they heard the gunfire. I heard the siren of the farm and the Police Arrived quickly really quickly bikers everything that followed then they set up a Security System i went down with my scooter and i saw the guy come in take refuge at the cathedral afterwards i heard a lot of gunshots well the public possibly terrorism prosecutor is also been talking about the perpetrator behind that attack who is currently in hospital and he said could die from the injuries as a result the result of being shot by the police 14 shots i used in that attack as they try to apprehend him as he ran toward shouting. Now we. Understand that he was not known to the Intelligence Services to france and there were no fingerprints of him on the system but because the piece found him with his personal belongings suggested that he is a national that was born in 9099 that i didnt see documents came from the italian red cross because he only came to europe just over a month ago arriving into italy to leave the italian island of lampedusa and then this month coming into france now i was off the ball a breather unfolded here there were several other incidents in france all relating to france its not known that any of those were connected but lets just take you through the man was shot dead because he was brandishing a gun at people a man was a kid after he tried to board a tram with a noise and in saudi arabia a Security Guard was stabbed by a Saudi National the Security Guard now being treated for those injuries and the attack was arrested president mark cohen has said the security across france is now being beefed up if we are attacked once again it is for our values for our for freedom for this possibility on our soil to believe freely and not to give in to any mind of terror i see with great clarity once again today we will not give them this morning we decided to increase the vigilance everywhere in france to adapt to the terrorist threat i have decided that our soldiers will be more mobilized in the coming hours and the mobilization within the framework for permission sentinel from 30027000 soldiers on our ground but there have been condolence isnt also condemnation of this horrific attack fronts in the heart of need in the south of the country but there is also being. About the situation about what many people see is the rising terror threat. Well enough its time to act and i would like to tell mr matt corner mr domino stay of paris theres no need to come to us vice had already come to us when 86. 00 people died in the day on had already visited us to need to come better stay in paris and do something just do something how do the residents of nice react to this the same as me there are few reus of this its the 2nd time an islamist terrorist attacks a church in france for the 3rd time in our country people have been beheaded once again when will they stop. And this of course all comes as france is under the cloud of this rising. French sentiment that has been bubbling away and is now boiling over ever since the attack on. A teacher who was beheaded just weeks ago and in the wake of the president being defiant that france would hold true. Freedom of speech of. Secularism where religion is separate to the state lets have a look now at what happened following the events of the beheading of betty. I know one of our combat troops was murdered because he taught our compassion it was the victim of an islamist terror attack. And this is the concern passing of russian nationality and of chechen origin benefited from a refugee status. He lived in the he was not known to the Intelligence Services on the judicial level hes never be convicted there was no case in damaging public property and Gang Violence while still a minor. He asked Muslim Children to raise their hand and leave the classroom she did it my son told me he didnt do it to discriminate or to hurt he did it to preserve the children to not shock them he explained id prefer if you left because im going to show a week or 2 in of the prophet of islam i dont want to shock you. Im even more shocked that this college is one i opened when i was the town mayor working there was nice and it was located in a neighborhood without any problems of violence i dont think this act of terror is a crazy man steve but a premeditated act well as a result of what happened in the off the wealth of some in fact these deaths there have been protests in many muslim countries some 40000 people gathered in bangladesh to protest against the fact the president was defiant about continuing to show those coltons and allow those cartoons of the prophet mohammed to be used in france now its all the same been bubbling over but what people are fearing now with the terror alert being raised once again to the maximum alert france is one of those clouds that pass this along shadow over france that those massive terror attacks in 2015 in paris and then in 2016 here in nice weather that shadow was once again costing along and took over from. Once. We can get some live some insight now from the director of Foreign Policy initiative federica bindy federica thank you very much for coming on the program now the attacker allegedly came through to france through italy actually with red cross documents do you think its possible to have proper security checks in these countries with such a large influx of migrants well i think this is what the fact that is a person came through lump it was a clearly that immigration illegal immigration in this area and see its not only any date in greek problem but its a european problem which has to be such which is why are to the south that border the that in greece has said a lot of time unless we Work Together and find a solution together no theres no way to fix it ok what we also heard from president macron he said that france will never give in to terror and called for firmness and unity but to some extent do you think these incidents are actually a direct response to his policies as ordinary muslims feel theyre now being targeted not just radicals. I dont think so to be frank france is very unique because of its colonial history and especially in the north and fire. Of africa has a deep history and. You know its we think with. That. This is the aftermath that these are attacks which are much harder to detect much harder to to stop and i see it as a reaction to. The global head butting not treat it with such well federica it seems france is on the edge of some sort of precipice right now just how dangerous do you think the situation is and do you think micron will stick to his plan. If you know it is a very important buyer of the france today entity and i think you will stick to it and i think you should stick to it is true its a crisis moment but is not the 1st time france is facing a crisis moment just think of the 1970 s. When there was a terrorist mess so im confident the county will will be able to to get up on his feet and and react but again we can only fix this problem acting together as as europeans and asking as europeans what is best for us you know which include deep thinking of nato. Of europeans put in their boots in areas where we should have put our bought i mean there mast be a global precinct ing of our strategy as europeans well what do you think can be done in the short term to were get a control d on the situation especially considering there are actually the countries going into lockdown today more patrolling in the area and to block more or more immigrants but i think intelligence you know on the short term there is little you can do. You know away lock down will had that because there would be less people around but its clear that the french are shock after 2 murdering like this one after the other so do you think that you know macron said hed be doubling the deployment of troops across the country do you think thats going to reassure the public im not sure about that you know between could be there and everything it may be sure of them but they also make create a situation where they feed more oppressed so far and you know even if you have all the security you have enough to make these its hard to stop in are so i am not really sure it wants to show a reaction of the state may help may not. Ok well federica bindy thank you very much for joining us she is the director of Foreign Policy initiative at the institute for womens policy research thank you so much for having me now a candlelit vigil has been held at the scene of the tragedy in nice with the with the citys residents mourning the victims of the attack. Clearly its inhumane it is highly reprieve and i hope that justice will be so of this attack and who deserves it i do have words as a matter of fact its really shocking. I feel it makes me crazy so crazy its impossible to see this im speechless i dont know what to say. And im aeration so ive been taking place right across france with bells ringing out of churches this is the notre dame in tel lance in the south of the country and also in paris they are the among the cathedrals that joined together to ring their bells at 3 pm in memory of those who lost their lives the 1st deputy mayor of nice told our sister channel r t france that his country is at war. The aggressor decapitated a woman those 3 People Killed the victims of islamist barbarism because the attackers did it is yet to be established cried out of whack by several times of course we will have to be relentless in the face of this barbarism we cant leave this battle for our children we have to wage it now using our means of warfare we have to be decisive stick to the law and use new tactics keeping in mind the count events in our country the nice we use all the tools at our disposal to Counter Terrorism at the same time were mindful of the fact that the instruments we use at a municipal level are not adequate to help the government in this battle we need additional a lawful means to eradicate islam over fascism lets now hear from some of our guests their reactions to emanuel microns recent declaration to do battle against quote islamic separatism starting with former Austrian Foreign minister current nestle present then has many many people behind him when he was very our shot killing execution after teaching. This this this topic dominated everything in this currency to set on the desoto circumstances whats really needed is. A more conciliatory tory hold on each and every. 6000000 muslims living and have a certain percentage who are radical in the last. Branch that has developed on the outlook as well that from Seminar School security act but what france needs right now is much more. Sort of reconciliation and more polarized when it comes to the muslim world as sapps was genuine diplomacy and not fired by back even lets. Only on french i mean again i have deep respect for this french. That they are not the only once existing in the world and they have been spired the lot of people can also close the last 300 years but their world has all of it from a little bit more on the border and so. We have. To take that into account and i think when it comes to these internationally that match that we have seen over the last few weeks it needs general diplomacy it needs retching mccrone husband to fight but mostly on sort of a rhetorical level that has angered parts of the muslim world its Gone International there have been boycotts against france nerves been a heightened state of alert for french asked Assets Overseas served on riots event macro needs to do a better job of balancing his pretty principles with Public Safety and fostering a sense of inclusion what were going to see is less convergence in more sort of a polarization where the french government is going to move further to the right and more islamists and those sympathetic to it are going to become the anti france and that sense we may actually see the French Public also move to the right to conditions for this attack are not only still present but are going to be exacerbated and so i 1st see more islamist attacks in france probably in the near future if the past month is any indication more coverage of our top story today coming right your way after the break this is r. T. International. You know we dealing with a Global Pandemic in. Viral type infecting people causing chaos and mayhem but that small change compared to the mind virus bit calling. Back to the program now on top of the incidents in france on thursday the french consulate in the Saudi Arabian city of jeddah also came under attack the guard was left with stab wounds after being targeted by a man armed with a knife its acar was arrested and the guard was not seriously injured but paris called on the saudi authorities to ensure the safety of french people in the country earlier my colleagues discussed what lies behind the recent wave of terror. This is been the pattern for the last several years of attacks and terror all over france and theyve been ceaseless 2015 the attack on charley abdul headquarters a dozen People Killed then same year the attacks in paris more than 100 People Killed 400 injured the next year the truck attack in nice 80 People Killed 20172018 more stabbings shootings ravening then 2000 the tackler police stations other shootings and stabbings this is this is been a horrific pattern horrific pattern leading up to this year and of course 2 weeks 3 attacks and many of these attacks can be traced back to these these caricaturist sharlee abdu and this is perhaps the reason the french patience is is running out there is there is this sense in the president s reaction to the murder of the french teacher 2 weeks ago that you know the french government is toughening up its position but samuel was murdered for the very reason that he embodied the values of the French Republic he was killed because islamists want to destroy our future and what silent hill is like simultaneity they will not prevail samuel was a victim of lies a Conspiracy Theory of the hatred of others of what we are on friday he became the face of the republic and our desire to break down terrorist networks islamicists to live like a community of free citizens. He was talking there about the beheading of the french teacher a couple of weeks ago i wanted to french government do you in particular in response to that was a very strong reaction they went after Muslim Civil Society shutting down some 50 energy use and charities including the collective against the slobber phobia in france which is concern. Somewhat mainstream nevertheless they have now gone after the more than 200 people are either awaiting deportation from france or have been arrested by authorities on suspicion of being radicalized in you know the interior minister has come out and called some of these in jews enemies of france enemies france of these are french and use these are french organizations french charities what they hope to achieve with this. Is unclear at the moment but what we do know it has provoked a strong reaction from muslim countries well theres been a double reaction this was the 1st reaction has been condolences condolences with regards to the murder of the teacher condolences with regards to what has happened today even even turkey coming out and saying that you know this is completely unacceptable there is no justification for beheading people the other reaction has been not to what is happening in france but to what french authorities are saying and in the muslim world this is from north africa all the way to Southeast Asia the malaysia the reaction has been very different because theyre seeing theyre hearing what the french are saying not as not as condemnation of terrorism but as islamophobia Needs Mental Health treatment what else can be said to a head of state who does not understand freedom of belief and who behaves in this way to millions of People Living in his country who are members of a different faith muslims are the primary victims of the cult of hatred empowered by colonial regimes and exported by their own clients insulting 1100000000 muslims and their sanctities for the apparent crimes of such extremists is not unique to could be use of freedom of speech it only fuels extremism the recent statements that the leadership level is the dence of this a creation of the holy quran a reflection of this increasing islamophobia that is spreading in European Countries we must explain. To the western world the value systems differ for different social and religious and ethnic groups in the world we also have muslims ordinary muslims all over the world people who have one of nothing to do with terrorism we want nothing to do with these beheadings in who condemn condemn violence theyre still coming out into the streets there waving banners across the muslim world even even here theres a small demonstration in moscow today. Before before this incident and what people want to know is where does free speech end and where does religious tolerance begin because by by the descriptions of these characters the point of them was was to insult they are insulting their crude theyre insulting and the point was to get a reaction this is what many muslims many analysts say that surely do which usually doesnt sell very many copies believe in the past those around 60000 that they feed they capitalize on huge amounts of huge amounts of attention that they get after after every publication after every Major Incident that theyre in the limelight and this is what ordinary people are saying that you know theres been a history of this now they keep doing it and doing it and it isnt it isnt for. The defense of freedom of speech is as an act of freedom of speech which is obviously very different to the position of many secular organizations journalists the french authorities that say religion is religion and it is it is subject to free speech you can say whatever you want about religion nevertheless there has been this this pattern of protests and violence around it charlie able to. Meanwhile sorrow has been turning into anger for some overnight in france a demonstration has been held in front of the cathedral in nice. A group there outside the church is a known movement associated with the far right protesters waved flags and sang the French National anthem a Large Police Presence in riot gear was also at the scene but no incidents were reported. A short time ago the french antiterrorism prosecutor confirmed that the nice attacker who carried out the gruesome killings was from tunisia he added that the perpetrator arrived in france just a few weeks ago. He had a document on him a paper from the italian red cross with the name of the tunas in citizens born in 1909 according to the elements we have he entered gates leave lampedusa on september 20th 2. French Authorities Say the perpetrator had not been on the radar of National Intelligence authorities also found items they say belongs to the suspect including a koran knives and cell phones francesco. President of the future nation conservative think tank says the attacker wasnt supposed to be in europe at all. Yet hes not into this yet there is not a war and these are men to write him he told. Them for forced to write in iran. And after he was in the south of italy in a in the sequel off a body and this terrorist the wasnt supposed to be in europe it was in an old to be can he tell it and i think that the Howard Government government stronger responsibilities for what happened tonight that and to be equals that these men will come back to tunisia and in italian the nation so what do we have to do is you stop but not in general we have to stop your regular camp to our borders we have to stop the situation in the Mediterranean Sea also on thursday morning a separate incident took place in the popular tourist city of on you on an armed man was shot dead by police just hours after the nice massacre france of course has faced a wave of brutal terror attacks in recent years lets recall those events. Author and antiterrorism expert dr Lewis Harrington believes issues surrounding the caricature of the prophet mohammad have been used as an excuse by islamists to carry out atrocities that they would have attempted at any case when we need to see what goes on with freedom of speech it really is the law of. The people that sharing our attempts to chat they dont do neat because of Charlie Hebdo little doing it because of whats going on that day you 8 serves as a useful way of getting what they were planning to do anyway