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Comment: The Terror of nice, the government meets Hollande

After the largely peaceful outcome of the football championship a sigh of Relief went up through France. Now the assassination of nice provides all the security measures in question and plunges the government into crisis, says Barbara Wesel.

In the night, the French President appealed in a televised address to the Nation

The assassination of nice comes directly from the manual IS: “Be lone wolves and, if you attacks”, recommended the terrorist organization to their followers in Europe two years ago. To do this, you could also use motor vehicles, or other everyday objects as weapons. The deadly efficiency of this method is now in nice: to lawn With a rented truck in a partying crowd, the kind of mass murder, which is difficult to prevent. Nevertheless, the government is not under Francois Hollande is now under massive pressure, because the security forces places the offender earlier and you seem to have a deeper insight into Islamist circles, as before, are missing.

Hollande must be open to questions

This is the third serious attack in France within one and a half years, in addition to several individual murders, such as a police officer. The French have so far seen on the terrorist threat to the value of focus and determination in responding. The spirit of Resistance was strong, even after the series of murders in the Bataclan, and the Parisian Restaurants. “We allow us our way of Life not destroy it”, said the message of the majority in the country. But how long this brave Composure may persist in view of the recent bloodbath in nice? The Republican spirit of the French people, their Loyalty to the state and their unity in the crisis will be put to a severe test.

Barbara Wesel is DW correspondent in Brussels

For President Hollande, but the re-assassination means to the political end. Although he had reacted in the past Winter, with the law trying to enforce a state of exception seeks to limit the threat. At the same time he has failed to reform the jumble of different security services, and to create a single, powerful Anti-Terror Agency. After the attacks of Paris had shown that, in spite of all the warnings, errors were happening, notes silted and Suspect not in time were arrested. Between the Gendarmerie, the police, the interior Ministry and secret services, there appears to be a black hole. Hollande would beat the bureaucratic jealousies and the forces of a Central command. The families of Bataclan-Victims are now suing the government because of possible omissions. Perhaps President Hollande can take advantage of a renewed crisis for Changes. However, the idea to face in the coming year for re-election, he should give up. The political danger is now from the right-wing National Front. The fear that the new bombing drives unsettled voters in his camp, is not unfounded.

Cooperation of the Muslims needed

What is the French government, but now – she needs the help of the Muslim communities. It is not about pointing the Finger at you and make you responsible. But also the assassin of nice, had a family, friends, neighbors. And so far nobody has noticed or suspected? Here there must be urgently for a change of mentality – because this offender was a Frenchman. The terrorist threat comes from inside, not from outside.

It is high time to end any false solidarity with the “brothers in faith”. The terrorist threatened all in France, it has nothing to do with a battle of “us against them”, because it is also threatening the future and security of the Muslims in the Western societies. The worst thing that can happen: if you now Right-secular, Christian, and Muslim French people against each other would be rushing. The speakers and imams of the local communities will need to prepare finally the preachers of Hate in their mosques and on the Internet with all means to an end. You have a duty to Act in the same way as the French state.

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