Paris Attacks: France Deploys 115,000 Soldiers and Police to Secure Country
  • 8 years ago
France has deployed 115,000 soldiers and police on to the country's streets in order to ensure national security in the aftermath of Friday's deadly Paris attacks, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Tuesday.
Cazeneuve announced that 128 raids on suspected militants took place overnight across the country, in addition to the 168 French authorities carried out on Monday during which police arrested 23 people.
"We have mobilized 115,000 police, gendarmes and military over the whole of our national territory to ensure the protection of French people," he said.
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