France beefs up New Year’s security due to ‘terrorist’ threat

The French government said on Friday it will deploy more than 95,000 police and military personnel for New Year Eve’s celebrations, adding that a heightened “terrorist threat” required tight security. Paris alone, where up to one million revellers are expected on the Champs-Elysees Sunday night — twice as many as last year — will get […]

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