Urgent attack / Urgence attentat

The Vigipirate plan is raised to the level of “Urgent Attack”
Published on October 17, 2023 – Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Following the terrorist attack that occurred in a high school in Arras on October 13, 2023, Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne announced that the “Urgent Attack” level was declared throughout the national territory. This is the highest alert level of the Vigipirate plan. Service-Public.fr reminds you of the nature of each of the three alert levels: “Vigilance”, “Enhanced Security – Terrorist Risk”, “Urgent Attack”.

This alert level allows for an exceptional mobilization of resources (Sentinelle force soldiers…), but also for the dissemination of information that can protect citizens in a crisis situation.

Among the measures that can be applied with the “Urgent Attack” level:

access controls for individuals and vehicles can be strengthened in public buildings;
visual bag checks can be carried out at the entrance of schools, and in case of refusal, the school principal or head of the institution can deny access to the person in question;
places of worship can be subject to enhanced surveillance