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Cries of "Allahu Akbar" at the University of Lyon during the final medicine exam.

A loudspeaker voice, shouting and reciting prayers in Arabic, interrupted the exam that determines the speciality and professional future of hundreds of students.

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Tension was at its peak at the University of Lyon on 23 October, during the EDN, the final medical exam that determines the specialty and the city where the future doctors will undertake their residency. According to the local media Lyon's Magazine, Hundreds of students were immersed in a key test of their professional future when, suddenly, A voice over the loudspeaker began to broadcast cries and prayers in Arabic.. For about five minutes, religious expressions and in particular The repeated cry of ’Allah Akbar“ was heard in all the rooms connected to the sound system, interrupting the candidates” concentration and sowing fear..

Many students, according to testimonies collected by the French press, They initially believed it was an attack or a warning of an impending attack.. “I didn't understand what they were saying; it wasn't in French. A friend who speaks Arabic told us they were prayers. I only understood ‘Allah Akbar’ several times,” a Year 6 pupil told LyonMag. In a context of high emotional pressure, This sudden intrusion caused confusion and panic among some participants., that they were playing for part of their future in a highly competitive qualifying exam.

Panic, disruption and complaints about the incident management

According to several students, the exam invigilators initially promised to compensate for the interruption by adding five minutes to the end of the test. However, this extra time was ultimately not applied. This has led many students to claim they lost between four and six questions out of a total of thirty, a discrepancy that could seriously affect their position in the national rankings.

The National Management Centre (CNG), the body responsible for overseeing the competition, has downplayed the incident, arguing that the duration of the interruption was not significant enough to alter the overall results. Nevertheless, many students have lodged formal complaints, alleging that neither security nor equity, two basic principles of the competition, have been guaranteed.

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