Troop presence in France hit 10000 after Paris attacks. Many welcome them,others fear it is a ‘political anti-anxiety degree’On the cobbled alleyways of Montmartre, as a busker warbled La Vie en Rose and street artists painted watercolours of the view over Paris, and Master Corporal Jean-Claude had been up since dawn main a platoon of soldiers on patrol in full camouflage and flak jackets with fingers resting lightly near the triggers of their assault rifles.“Our mission is to protect,dissuade and reassure,” he said in clipped tones, and as his men from the 3rd Marine Infantry Regiment,normally based in Brittany, snaked past pavement cafes, and tour groups and couples kissing,scanning all around for bombs or terrorists. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com