Crackdown in France: Raids Seize Hundreds of Weapons and Shut Down Mosques

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Dec 3, 2015
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French authorities announced Dec. 2 that they shut down three radicalized mosques.

After the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris, the government proclaimed a state of emergency, which grants it wide latitude to conduct searches, make arrests, and ban public gatherings.

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