France deploys special forces as terrorism fears grow
<p><span word="France">France</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Forces">Forces</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guard">guard</span> <span word="mines">mines</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Niger">Niger</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="uranium">uranium</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>. <span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terror">terror</span> <span word="alert">alert</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="level">level</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="reinforced">reinforced</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="sites">sites</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="retaliation">retaliation</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="France">France</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="intervention">intervention</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mali">Mali</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="trickle">trickle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="braving">braving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="icy">icy</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ascend">ascend</span> <span word="the">the</span> 320 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Eiffel">Eiffel</span> <span word="Tower">Tower</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="above">above</span>, <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="patrol">patrol</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p><span word="France">France</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 700 <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="reprisals">reprisals</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="intervention">intervention</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mali">Mali</span>.</p><p><span word="Calls">Calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="retaliation">retaliation</span></p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="array">array</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="jihadi">jihadi</span> <span word="websites">websites</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Jean">Jean</span>-<span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Brisard">Brisard</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="terrorism">terrorism</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="investigator">investigator</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 9/11 <span word="families">families</span>.</p><p>“<span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="retaliations">retaliations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> - <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="retaliation">retaliation</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> - <span word="but">but</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emergence">emergence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> ‘<span word="Mohammed">Mohammed</span> <span word="Merahs">Merahs</span>’ - <span word="that">that</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="relying">relying</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="home">home</span>-<span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="terrorism">terrorism</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Brisard">Brisard</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="resonance">resonance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="just">just</span> 10 <span word="months">months</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="Jewish">Jewish</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Toulouse">Toulouse</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="gunman">gunman</span>, <span word="French">French</span>-<span word="born">born</span> <span word="Mohammed">Mohammed</span> <span word="Merah">Merah</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="partly">partly</span> <span word="motivated">motivated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>.</p>
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