India News | Security at French Consulate in Pondy Tightened

Puducherry, Oct 31 (PTI) Securitywas tightened at the French Consulate here on Saturday in the wake of an attack on a church in France, said Superintendent of Police Maran.

Barricades were erected on the road around the Consulate General of France and movement was also restricted, sources said here.

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Additional police force was deployed, sources said.

Puducherry is a former French colony.

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An attacker armed with a knife killed three people at a church on Thursday in the city of Nice, France.

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