Combating extremism

To Thwart Radicalisation, France Is Tightening Security

Nearly 60 people suspected of Islamist radicalism have had their security clearances to work at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport revoked. The 86,000 individuals who have security permits allowing them to work in secure sites, including infrastructure facilities and airports, are to be re-examined. New criteria is to be added to the requirements for eligibility, including the “appreciation of radicalisation” as a contributing “problem in terms of security and safety.” These stringent measures were brought in following the January 2015 attacks on the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish supermarket.