Troop Mobilisation

TROOP MOBILISATION                                            

In Paris last week France seventeen people were killed in attacks at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, on a police officer, and at a kosher supermarket. So France is mobilising 10,000 troops to boost security after last week's deadly attacks, and will send thousands of police to protect Jewish schools. 'Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said troops would be in place from Tuesday evening in sensitive areas. It is the first time troops have been deployed within France on such a scale. On Sunday, an estimated 3.7 million people took to the streets to show solidarity with the victims, including 1.5 million people in Paris.' (BBC News, 12 January) RD