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French state of emergency has limited security impact: Inquiry

Paris - The inquiry also questioned the "real added value" of Operation Sentinelle.

By AFP

Published: Tue 5 Jul 2016, 11:32 AM

Last updated: Tue 5 Jul 2016, 1:36 PM

The state of emergency imposed in France after the November militant attacks and deployment of thousands of troops to patrol the streets have had only a "limited impact" on security, a parliamentary inquiry found Tuesday.
"The state of emergency had an impact but it seemed to quickly diminish," Socialist lawmaker Sebastien Pietrasanta said of the measure, which is still in place nearly eight months later.
The inquiry also questioned the "real added value" of Operation Sentinelle, under which thousands of soldiers were deployed to protect schools, synagogues, department stores and other sensitive sites.

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