France highlights flaws in counter-terrorism before Paris attacks

A French parliamentary investigation has discovered multiple intelligence failures before the Islamic extremist attacks that killed 147 people in Paris last year.

The inquiry is also urging the creation of a US-style counter-terrorism agency.

Conservative politician Georges Fenech, who headed the investigation commission, said all the attackers involved in the 2015 violence had been known to authorities. Some had past convictions or were under judicial surveillance.