Person: Jean-Jacques Urvoas

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Bid to unite Paris behind terror law

France’s government, smarting from accusations that it did not do enough to avert last week’s deadly truck attack in Nice, has urged lawmakers to extend a period of emergency rule that gives police greater search-and-arrest powers.

Wed, 20 Jul, 2016

Nice truck killer was a handsome but frightening man, neighbours say

Described by his neighbours as a handsome but frightening man, Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, who killed at least 84 people in the French city of Nice by driving his truck into a crowd late on Thursday, was convicted only once before: for road rage.

Sat, 16 Jul, 2016

Terror suspect Salah Abdeslam ‘a little jerk’, says own lawyer

Salah Abdeslam, believed to be the sole survivor of a group of Islamist militants who killed 130 people in Paris, in November, has been extradited to France from Belgium. 

Thu, 28 Apr, 2016

French justice minister Christiane Taubira quits over terrorist bill

One of France’s charismatic ministers has unexpectedly resigned after objecting to President Francois Hollande’s push to revoke citizenship from convicted terrorists with dual nationality.

Thu, 28 Jan, 2016