Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to a teacher stabbed to death in northern France yesterday, saying he saved many lives by protecting pupils from the attacker.
French authorities say that they have raised the counter-terror alert level in the country to attack emergency - which can trigger extra security deployments and public warnings.
Tensions spiraled dramatically in Lebanon last week after a truck overturned and was followed by a militia attack that killed a member of Lebanese resistance, which experts see as another failed bid to sow discord between Muslims and Christians.