French President Francois Hollande leaves the weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris on November 18, 2015. (AFP)
French President Francois Hollande urged the nation today not to "give in to fear" or excessive reactions in the wake of the terrorist attacks on Paris.
"No anti-Semitic or anti-Muslim act can be tolerated," he told a meeting of the nation's mayors after police carried out a massive assault in Paris targeting the alleged mastermind of the assaults.