Terror-stricken France deploys THOUSANDS more troops to streets amid Christmas threat
FRANCE will deploy more armed troops on the country’s streets to amid the increasing threat of a Paris-style attack during the festive season, the country’s newly-appointed interior minister has said.
PUBLISHED: 16:55, Thu, Dec 15, 2016 | UPDATED: 17:32, Thu, Dec 15, 2016
France will deploy more troops on the streets during the festive season
Bruno Le Roux said that there were currently more than 7,000 heavily armed ‘Sentinelle’ soldiers patrolling France’s streets.
But the interior minister said up to 3,000 additional troops would be deployed to protect sensitive targets, such as airports, stations, Christmas markets, and places of worship, including churches and synagogues.
The interior minister told the French radio station RTL that Islamic State militants still posed a “serious threat” and that the country remained on “high alert” following the string of bloody terrorist attacks on French soil.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/743982/France-deploys-troops-ISIS-Christmas-threat
