livius wrote:
” I would suspect there’s also some fear that these groups have gotten their hands on some chemical weapons and managed to smuggle in enough to do damage. The goal of ISIS in many of its attacks was to capture chemical weapons stocks or at least the raw ingredients.”
Your concerns are real.
excepted from long UK Telegraph live article:
...Security stepped up around water supply sites amid reports of stolen biohazard suits from Paris hospital
[ from other sources, the number of bio-hazard boots and gloves was three time greater than the fill suits. Could be that full boxes were snatched without regard to a target quantity or...some other purpose. ]
Paris has stepped up security at key water supply sites to the capital following warnings by the prime minister that the country could not rule out “chemical or biological weapons†in the wake of the deadly terrorist attacks on the French capital.
The higher security comes amid reports of a worrying unexplained theft of chemical and biological protective suits at a top Paris hospital, write Henry Samuel and David Chazan.
“Chemicals” were also among an “arsenal” reportedly discovered by police in a flat in Molenbeek outside Brussels, from where the Paris strikes are thought to have been planned and prepared.
Eau de Paris, the capital’s state-run water company, has banned access to six sensitive sites to all but key personnel....
more at source link
Guardian:
Paris police have extended a ban on demonstrations and other gatherings in the region, shutting down plans for a major protest at next week’s UN climate conference.
The French capital’s police department issued a statement on Saturday saying the ban is being extended to 30 November because of “the current context,†including a nationwide state of emergency that’s been extended for three months, AP reports.
The department notes extra security concerns around the arrival of more than 100 heads of state for the U.N. climate conference that starts in a week. The march by environmental groups was scheduled for 29 November, but has been cancelled.
Police are requiring all major concert venues to install special security measures.
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Special forces have arrested four people who were in a suspicious vehicle at the Place du Grand Sablon in Brussels, according to a report from RTL. Military and local police did not give further details.
Per Guardian