While you can only sympathise with French officials it does feel like cancelling events is the wrong response and it certainly won’t make the threat go away. After each terror attack the government and president vow defiance and promise the killings and horror won’t change France. Many on Twitter joked that France would soon cancel "La Rentrée" in September because it could not guarantee security at schools. Photo: AFPThe Local · 5 Aug 2016, 15:36Published: 05 Aug 2016 15:36 GMT+02:00French authorities have cancelled a series of events this summer over security fears. Story continues below…We know by now that if an individual decides to take up the terrorist cause there is no shortage of targets even if all fireworks shows across the country are cancelled.

Source: The Local August 05, 2016 14:15 UTC