FRANCE: STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED

Posted on November 13, 2015 • Filed under: France, Terrorism

State of emergency in France as “several dozen” are killed

THEGUARDIAN.COM REPORTED…. The French president François Hollande says a state of emergency will be declared across France, adding that several dozen people have been killed in terrorist attacks around Paris.

In a statement just delivered, the president of the republic said that its borders would be closed and military units were being deployed in Paris to prevent further attacks. Hollande said a cabinet meeting was about to start to discuss the response to the attacks.

Hollande said the security forces were assaulting one of the sites hit during the attacks, without elaborating. “It’s a horror,” he said.

He called on France to remain united and calm.

A state of emergency gives the French authorities powers to control traffic and close down public spaces. READ ARTICLE

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