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Tightening the Screw: French Citizens Back From Syria Face House Arrest

© REUTERS / Vincent KesslerFrench police secure the area outside a housing comples as police conduct a door-to-door search operation in the Neudorf neighborhood in Strasbourg, France, November 16, 2015
French police secure the area outside a housing comples as police conduct a door-to-door search operation in the Neudorf neighborhood in Strasbourg, France, November 16, 2015 - Sputnik International
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People returning home to France from Syria may become subject to intense government scrutiny.

Armed French police stand guard outside a commercial center in Nice, France, November 14, 2015, the day after a series of deadly attacks in Paris - Sputnik International
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French nationals returning home from Syria could be placed under house arrest, a source in France’s government told AFP.

According to the source, the government is also considering "imposing draconian surveillance conditions" on any French citizens who return from the war-torn Middle Eastern country.

The new tough security measures are being debated in the wake of a violent terrorist attack in Paris which claimed the lives of 132 and left hundreds injured. The perpetrators, armed with assault rifles and explosive belts, struck at several venues across the French capital, including the Bataclan concert hall and the Stade de France stadium.

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