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Tuesday, January 13, 2015

French Parliament Pays Homage to the 17 victims of of last week terrorist attacks Tuesday Jan 13,2015


The Tuesday Jan 13,2015 tribute began with the name of all the victims being read out in the Assembly, followed by a quiet hush as the chamber stood in respect.


On Tuesday Jan 13,2015 , France's lower house of Parliament overwhelmingly approved extending French airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Iraq.

"France is at war with terrorism, jihadism and radical Islamism," Prime Minister Manuel Valls told the National Assembly to thundering applause ahead of the vote. "France is not at war with a religion. France is not at war with Islam and Muslims."

The vote came after France's worst terrorist attacks in decades last week in Paris, a man claiming allegiance to the Islamic State group killed 4 people in a kosher grocery and a policewoman, while two brothers  killed 12 people at Charlie Hebdo newspaper office.

The vote was 488 to 1. One lawmaker argued not to extend the campaign, saying the situation on the ground was improving and warning that more bombing could invite more extremist violence but the government and other lawmakers vigorously defended the campaign

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