France tightens domestic security
France has tightened its security, including anti-terrorist measures, following action against radical Islamists both in Mali and Somalia.
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President Francois Hollande |
President Francois Hollande said Saturday that France "has to take all necessary precautions" in the face of a terrorist threat, including surveillance of all public buildings and transport network. The move came after a botched French commando raid in Somalia to free an intelligence agent which killed at least 18 people including a French soldier, and also the deployment of French air power to help the army in Mali stop Islamist rebels from advancing south.