Battling the Backlash: France At War ( Dispatch 2)
The streets of Paris remain tense in the aftermath of Fridays terror attack by the Islamic State that killed at least 129 people. The French government has declared a state of emergency and put the capital city on lockdown. On Sunday, police evacuated a memorial mass at the Notre Dame cathedral following reports of loud bangs that sounded like gunshots. Hundreds of onlookers flooded into the streets in a panic but the incident turned out to be a false alarm. Some French Muslims are also on edge over th
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