French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve (L) and Education Minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem attend a news conference to announce security plans for schools, in Paris, France, August 24, 2016. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
PARIS (Reuters) - France will deploy about 3,000 reserve troops, train school authorities and ramp up school anti-terror drills in case of attacks, its education and security ministers announced on Wednesday, a week before the start of a new academic year.
The French government has heightened security across the country following a series on Islamist militant attacks since January last year that has left people on the edge, with schools a feared target.
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