Hollande boosting support for fight against IS

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A man holds a child after a truck plowed through Bastille Day revelers in the French resort city of Nice, France, Thursday, July 14, 2016. France was ravaged by its third attack in two years when a large white truck mowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing at dozens of people as it bore down on the crowd for more than a mile along the Riviera city's famed seaside promenade. (Sasha Goldsmith via AP)

President Francois Hollande says France is sending artillery equipment to Iraq as part of increased military help to fight Islamic State extremists, after a deadly attack on Nice last week claimed by IS.

Hollande said Friday the equipment will be in place next month, as part of French efforts to boost its participation in the U.S.-led fight against IS. France has been conducting airstrikes against IS and providing military training, but Hollande reiterated Friday that France would not send ground troops.

He spoke after an emergency security meeting in Paris, his fourth such meeting since a Tunisian driver rammed through a Bastille Day event, killing 84 people. Hollande said 12 people wounded in the attack are still fighting for their lives.

From Agencies, Feature image courtesy AP

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