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UK to Maintain Rail, Air Travel With France After Paris Attacks - Cameron

© Sputnik / Sergey Guneev / Go to the mediabankNovember 16, 2015. British Prime Minister David Cameron during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Antalya, Turkey
November 16, 2015. British Prime Minister David Cameron during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Antalya, Turkey - Sputnik International
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The United Kingdom will not cancel rail and air links with France following last week's deadly attacks in Paris.

LONDON (Sputnik) – The United Kingdom will not cancel rail and air links with France following last week's deadly attacks in Paris, British Prime Minister David Cameron said Wednesday.

"It is very important the Eurostar [railway service] continues to function, the flights continue to go, that people continue to travel to enjoy London, to enjoy Paris and carry on going about our business," Cameron said in a House of Commons session.

Cameron echoed opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s expression of solidarity with France, but said robust border checks resulted in 6,000 EU nationals denied entry to Britain since 2010, and 95,000 overall.

A bird flies in front of the Eiffel Tower ,which remained closed on the first of three days of national mourning, in Paris, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. - Sputnik International
Western Governments Press for Sweeping Powers After Paris Terror
French President Francois Hollande declared a state of emergency and temporarily restored state border controls after up to nine terrorists killed 129 people, including one British national, and wounded over 350 others in the coordinated attacks in Paris on Friday.

Two suspected assailants were killed early on Wednesday during a raid in the northern Parisian suburb of Saint Denis, including a female suicide bomber who detonated an explosive device. Seven arrests have been made and five officers have been injured.

The alleged mastermind behind the attacks, Belgium-born Abdelhamid Abaaoud was reportedly not among those arrested.

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