Vigipirate
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thumb|French Army [[Land Rover Defender Vigipirate door marking.]] thumb|Soldiers of the French Army on patrol at [[Strasbourg station 19 August, 2013.]] Vigipirate (, ) is France's national security alert system. Created in 1978 through interministerial sessions and falling within the responsibilities of the prime minister, it has since been updated three times: in 1995 (following a terror bombing campaign), 2000 and 2004.
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Details
- Levels of alert (to 2014)
- Levels of alert (2014-2016)
- Levels of alert (from 2016)
- History of alert levels
- See also
- References
thumb|French Army [[Land Rover Defender Vigipirate door marking.]] thumb|Soldiers of the French Army on patrol at [[Strasbourg station 19 August, 2013.]] Vigipirate (, ) is France's national security alert system. Created in 1978 through interministerial sessions and falling within the responsibilities of the prime minister, it has since been updated three times: in 1995 (following a terror bombing campaign), 2000 and 2004.
==Details== Until 2014 the system defined four levels of threats represented by five colors: white, yellow, orange, red, scarlet. The levels called for specific security measures, including increased police or police/military mixed patrols in subways, train stations and other vulnerable locations.
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