France will commemorate the second anniversary of the Paris attacks on Monday. (November 13)<br /><br />In all, 130 people were killed when groups of gunmen and suicide bombers attacked the perimeter of the Stade de France sports stadium, the Bataclan music hall and a string of six bars and cafes: La Belle Equipe, Le Petit Cambodge, Le Carillon, A la Bonne Biere, Casa Nostra, and Le Comptoir Voltaire.<br /><br />For the first time as president, Emmanuel Macron will lead commemorations at each of the sites targeted by the attackers.<br /><br />On Monday (October 30) Mr Macron signed a controversial security and anti-terrorism law, that will take over the state of emergency that had been in place since the November 2015 attacks.<br /><br />According to the interior ministry, extraordinary measures have helped intelligence agencies thwart more than 30 attacks in the last two years. <br /><br />Last week, the police arrested nine people and another was apprehended in Switzerland in a coordinated counter-terrorism operation.<br /><br />The measures mean that without approval from a judge, the interior ministry will be able to set up security zones when there is a threat, restricting the movement of people and vehicles in and out and will have the power to carry out searches inside the area.<br /><br />Police will also have extended powers to search properties, conduct electronic eavesdropping and shut mosques or other locations suspected of preaching hatred.<br /><br />French prosecutor Francois Molins has said that while larger cells are still plotting, more attacks are likely to come from isolated individuals using “low-cost” methods such as cars or knives to kill.<br />
