French President Francois Hollande is extending the state of emergency for his country which was due to expire on 26th July.
This after an attack in the southern city of Nice which has killed at least 84 people and injured dozens more.
A lorry drove into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day before its driver was shot dead.
It's reported the attacker is a Franco-Tunisian man who may have been known to police before the incident.
France 24 London correspondent Benedicte Paviot says France is a top target for militant groups for several reasons.
IN: "The Islamic…
OUT: …be killed."
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France 24 London correspondent Benedicte Paviot says Bastille Day is a poignant target for France.
IN: "Oh, that…
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DUR: 26 seconds
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This after an attack in the southern city of Nice which has killed at least 84 people and injured dozens more.
A lorry drove into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day before its driver was shot dead.
It's reported the attacker is a Franco-Tunisian man who may have been known to police before the incident.
France 24 London correspondent Benedicte Paviot says France is a top target for militant groups for several reasons.
IN: "The Islamic…
OUT: …be killed."
DUR: 40 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0715nice-paviot1.mp3
ALT:
France 24 London correspondent Benedicte Paviot says Bastille Day is a poignant target for France.
IN: "Oh, that…
OUT: …of Nice."
DUR: 26 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0715nice-paviot2.mp3