France has announced a wave of “exceptional measures” to combat terrorism in the wake of the attacks earlier this month on Charlie Hebdo magazine and a kosher supermarket. Prime Minister Manuel Valls said the government will spend the equivalent of $490 million over three years and hire more than 2,600 new staff. The plan includes a major increase in surveillance, including a measure easing the use of phone taps. The news comes as France has detained four people charged with aiding supermarket shooter Amedy Coulibaly.
France Unveils Sweeping New Counterterrorism Plan
HeadlineJan 21, 2015