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France to deploy 1,600 extra police after Brussels attacks

Interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Paris is deploying additional police to border crossings and air, sea and rail infrastructure.

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French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve Tuesday said Paris was deploying 1,600 additional police to border crossings and air, sea and rail infrastructure after the Brussels attacks which killed at least 21 people, reports Yahoo! News.

"Access to public transport will be restricted to people with tickets and/or ID cards," and they may be frisked, he said after a meeting with President François Hollande.

Cazeneuve also called on Europe to "further boost coordination and the fight" against terrorism.

"These events that strike at the heart of Europe... show the need to reinforce even more the fight against terrorism," he said.

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