We can prevent attacks

A sign shows support for Paris during a vigil in front of the French Consulate General in San Francisco, California on November 14, 2015, one day after the Paris terrorist attacks. Stirring renditions of La Marseillaise rang out from Dublin to New York as global landmarks were bathed in the French colors and thousands marched in solidarity with Paris after attacks that left at least 129 dead. AFP PHOTO/JOSH EDELSON

FRANCE was in lockdown overnight after the attacks that killed 129 and injured 352 across Paris. It is one of the worst known attacks on French soil since the Second World War, and President Francois Hollande blamed it on the Islamic State (IS).

Earlier this year in January, two gunmen stormed the Paris offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 and wounding 11.