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France to extend state of emergency, minister says after attack
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleFrance’s interior minister says the attempted attack on security forces on the Champs-Elysees shows the threat level is still very high in the country and justifies the state of emergency.
Gerard Collomb says he will present a bill on Wednesday at a Cabinet meeting to extend the state of emergency from July 15, its current expiration date, until November 1.
He says the current situation in France shows a new security law “is needed” and the measure would “maintain a high security level” beyond the end of the state of emergency.
France has been under a state of emergency since the November 2015 attacks by Islamic extremists in Paris.
— AP
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