French Senate votes to extend state of emergency

November 21, 2015 00:51

France's Senate has voted to extend a state of emergency for three months after last week's deadly attacks.

The state of emergency expands police powers to carry out arrests and searches and allows authorities to forbid the movement of persons and vehicles at specific times and places.

France's lower chamber has already approved the measure.

The vote comes a week after 130 people were killed in a series of terrorist attacks across Paris.

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