This Article is From Nov 19, 2015

French PM Manuel Valls Says Chemical Warfare Risk Not Ruled Out

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French Prime Minister Manuel Valls attends the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris, France, November 17, 2015. (Reuters)

Paris: France could face the risk of chemical or bacterial warfare in its fight against Islamist terrorists, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said today.

"We must not rule anything out. I say it with all the precautions needed. But we know and bear in mind that there is also a risk of chemical or bacteriological weapons," Valls told parliament.

"The macabre imagination of the masterminds is limitless," he said in a speech in the lower house of parliament meant to gain approval to an extension of the state of emergency.
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