France has mobilised 115,000 security personnel in the wake of Friday’s Paris attacks by Islamist militants, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has stated.
Mr Cazeneuve stated.128 more raids on suspected militants were carried out. French air strikes also hit Islamic State in Syria overnight.
Mr Cazeneuve said “We have mobilised 115,000 police, gendarmes and military over the whole of our national territory to insure the protection of French people.”
IS has stated it carried out the attacks on bars, restaurants, a concert hall and a stadium in which 129 people died.
A huge manhunt is under way for one of the suspects, Salah Abdeslam.
He is believed to have fled across the border to his native Belgium. Belgian police have released more pictures of the wanted man.
Belgium’s government has raised its terror threat level because of the failure so far to arrest Abdeslam. yesterday‘s football match between the national team and Spain has been cancelled as a result.
AP