French President Emmanuel Macron (C) sits with Secretary General of the Elysee Palace Alexis Kohler (L) and Admiral Bernard Rogel as they attend a weekly Defense Council at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Stephane De Sakutin/Pool
PARIS (Reuters) - The French parliament will be asked to extend by several months emergency powers introduced in 2015 to counter the threat of terrorist attacks, President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday after talks with security chiefs.
Emergency rules giving French police wider search and arrest powers were introduced after Islamist gunmen and suicide bombers killed 130 people in and around Paris in November 2015.
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