NICE, France: France has called on young “patriots” to join the reserves following an IS-claimed truck attack in Nice which killed 84 and prompted tough questions over security failures.
Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve made the appeal for volunteers to boost the security service on Saturday as France reels from its third major Islamist attack in the past 18 months.
“I want to call on all French patriots who wish to do so, to join this operational reserve,” said Cazeneuve of a force, which is currently made up of 12,000 volunteers aged between 17 and 30.
The call came as the government faces searing …read more
Source: The Manila Times
