A warning of a “high threat” from terrorism in France has been issued by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
The updated travel advisory warning of indiscriminate attacks came on Friday.
“There is a high threat from terrorism,” the FCO said.
“Due to ongoing threats to France by Islamist groups, and recent French military intervention against Isil, the French government has warned the public to be extra vigilant and reinforced its own domestic and overseas security measures.
“Previous incidents, attributed to Islamist extremists, have included the shooting of three soldiers and four civilians in Toulouse, and a knife attack on a soldier near Paris.”
Isil [Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant] was responsible for the murder of British taxi driver Alan Henning after joining a Muslim convoy delivering aid to Syria.