UK’s security and policing response to Paris terrorist attacks outlined in wake of detailed COBR meeting
The terrorist attacks in the French capital on Friday 13 November (perpetrated by gunmen and suicide bombers who left in their wake horrific scenes of devastation at the Bataclan concert venue, the Stade de France, Le Petit Cambodge restaurant and at Le Carillon bar) duly prompted the UK Government to convene an emergency COBR meeting aimed at formulating a response on home shores.
With 129 civilians dead following the attacks, on Monday morning (16 November) French Prime Minister Manuel Valls announced that 23 individuals had been arrested and “dozens” of weapons seized in a series of 150-plus raids on suspected militant targets across France, with Valls also stating that the terror attacks had been orchestrated from within Syria.
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