Parliament’s lower house approves three-month extension as government prepares to give more powers to security services and police French MPs have voted to extend the national state of emergency for three months as François Hollande prepares a major tightening of security laws in the wake of the Paris terror attacks that killed 129 people.
The lower house of parliament voted overwhelmingly to extend the measures until the close of February and to increase certain powers including immediately placing people under house arrest whether they are considered a risk. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com