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French parliament votes to extend state of emergency powers

The fourth extension of state of emergency, first introduced after the November 13th terrorist attacks in Paris, prolongs the wide-ranging powers until January.

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French government spokesman Stephane Le Foll said the state of emergency isn’t meant to be permanent after parliamentarians voted to extend the measure for another six months, reports Bloomberg.

“The attack in Nice called for a response,” Le Foll said in an interview with the France Info radio station on Wednesday. “It’s because there’s a threat, an exceptional threat, that we’re focused on finding ways to fend it off, that we’ve set up certain tools, that we’ve put together more means to fight against terrorism.”

Read more of this report from Bloomberg.