The Louvre Museum in Paris, the largest in the world, will be exceptionally closed this Saturday at 12 noon “for security reasons”in a context of high alarm level in France following an Islamic attack in the north of the country.

“The Louvre received a written notice informing it of a risk to the museum and its visitors” and “we chose to evacuate it and close it all day, the essential moment to continue the verification‘, says a spokesperson for the cultural center AFP after the closure announcement on the social network X (former Twitter).

France decided on Friday evening to raise the alert level to “emergency attack”the highest, which makes possible the exceptional mobilization of the media after a young radical murdered a teacher in an education center in Arras, in the north of the country.

This act was described as “Islamist terrorism‘ by the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron.

For this reason, the Elysée announced on Saturday the deployment of 7,000 soldiers throughout its territory.

These soldiersThey will be deployed until Monday evening and until further notice‘, the Elysée said, in a context marked by fears that the conflict between Hamas and Israel will affect France.

The Louvre has indicated that tickets will be returned to people who have reserved their visit to the museum. (JO)