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Former French president told trial the government had no prior warning of Paris 2015 attacks.

The driver  of a car which this afternoon rammed a police van on the avenue Champs-Elysées in central Paris before bursting into flames has been pronounced dead in what interior minister Gérard Collomb said was a 'terrorist attack'.

The 45-year-old was walking on London Bridge with girlfriend Christine Delcros when attackers ploughed vehicle into pedestrians.

One policeman was lightly injured in the attack outside Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, during which assailant shouted: "This is for Syria."

Foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian confirms that a French man was among those killed in the attack, which may have left seven others injured.

Three men and a girl of 16 were found with bomb-making materials by anti-terrorist police in a raid on a flat in the southern city.

Attacks have been aimed at sporting events, schools and religious sites following the killing of 86 people at Nice in July.

French president François Hollande said a terror cell had been shut down and an attack 'foiled' after three women were arrested.

The French president announced his decision after the two houses of the French Parliament failed to agree on the nature of the reforms.

Newspaper reports that Salah Abdeslam bought about 10 detonators at a specialized store outside Paris in September or October.

Police dismissed terror motive in attack on Spencer Stone, 25, who in August disarmed a gunman on an Amsterdam-Paris express.

French authorities said the 29-year-old, who had trained in an Islamic State combat camp in Syria, denied intending to carry out the attack.

British newspaper claims French army is preparing for civil unrest as Islamist threat grows amid fears of missile strike on passenger jet.

The socialist president will have to explain why his security services failed to prevent another terror attack in France, argues Politico.

In tribute to terror attack victim Hervé Cornora, local mayor said he was deeply connected to his community and 'took care of others'.