France Arrests 19 Suspected Islamist Militants
French president Nicolas Sarkozy promised a robust response to the recent shootings in the southern city of Toulouse.
Today French police arrested 19 suspected Islamists in a series of dawn raids across the country.
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Time magazine’s Paris correspondent Vivienne Walt about the raids.
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