Prime minister Bernard Cazeneuve says 17 attacks have been thwarted this year and extension is 'absolutely necessary' The French government is seeking to extend the country's state of emergency laws until after the presidential election, the prime minister has said, as he revealed 17 attacks had been thwarted in the country so far this year. Bernard Cazeneuve said after a cabinet meeting on Saturday that parliament would vote next week on a bill to extend the powers into 2017.
Prime minister Bernard Cazeneuve says 17 attacks have been thwarted this year and extension is 'absolutely necessary' The French government is seeking to extend the country's state of emergency laws until after the presidential election, the prime minister has said, as he revealed 17 attacks had been thwarted in the country so far this year. Bernard Cazeneuve said after a cabinet meeting on Saturday that parliament would vote next week on a bill to extend the powers into 2017.
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