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France extends state of emergency until late May

Wednesday, 17 February 2016 3:15 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 17 February 2016 3:13 AM ]

French Interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve speaks as President of the French National Assembly Claude Bartolone listens before a vote about the prolongation for three months of the state of emergency in France at the National Assembly in Paris on February 16, 2016. (AFP)

Ramin Mazaheri
Press TV, Paris

France's parliament has overwhelmingly approved the extension of a state of emergency imposed after the November terrorist attacks in Paris for another three months. The decision has drawn reactions from rights groups which say the measure undermines fundamental freedoms. Ramin Mazaheri reports from Paris.

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