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France monitoring 15,000 radicals

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IANS Paris
Last Updated : Sep 06 2016 | 7:22 PM IST

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Tuesday that 15,000 radicalized individuals are being monitored, inclduing 689 in Syria.

Valls pointed out during an interview with RTL radio station that there are 203 people who have returned to France and 195 others have died, noting the terrorist threat has never been this high, Efe news reported.

The prime minister stressed the need to protect the French and combat radicalization, with measures in the educational system and social services.

Valls also emphasized the launch of a "project" for France, which has suffered during the past two years because of terrorism.

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First Published: Sep 06 2016 | 7:04 PM IST

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