French interior minister says country is 'at war with terrorists'

Bernard Cazeneuve.
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French Interior Minister Bernard Cazaneuve said the country is "at war with terrorists," and the threat level remains high.

France is dealing with militants who want to "strike us at every cost and who are extremely violent," Cazaneuve said during a press conference early Friday. He said all available resources are being mobilized in Nice, and reiterated that an investigation into the truck attack is still ongoing and authorities are searching for any accomplices.

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Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.