The government has vowed to protect the 56 main summer events planned in France this summer, including the Bayonne Festival and Paris Plages beach festival, in case they are targeted by terrorists. One of the lamentable impacts of the spate of terror attacks in France has been that local authorities are being forced to cancel certain summer events. The list of cancelled events has started to grow. Photo: AFPThe Local · 2 Aug 2016, 17:42Published: 02 Aug 2016 14:47 GMT+02:00Updated: 02 Aug 2016 17:42 GMT+02:00Much-loved summer events in France are having to be cancelled as local authorities fear that adequate security cannot be provided. Police chiefs in Paris have already cancelled several events in the French capital this summer including a popular open film festival because they could not guarantee sufficient security.

Source: The Local August 02, 2016 12:55 UTC