Family Urge Boycott Of Paris Attacks Tribute

The family of a man killed in the Paris attacks has called for a boycott of a national tribute to the victims, accusing the government of failing to tackle the terror threat.

Emma Prevost, whose brother Francois-Xavier was among the 130 who lost their lives, has posted a Facebook message setting out reasons for rejecting the commemoration event planned for this Friday.

She said the family held the President Francois Hollande and other politicians partly responsible for the massacre, also arguing nothing had been done in the aftermath of the Paris terror attacks in January, in which 17 people died.

Ms Prevost also questioned the ability of those with terrorist links to travel to Syria and return "freely" to France.

It is claimed one of the suicide bombers, Bilal Hadfi, had been arrested by police several times, but they had failed to stop him twice travelling to Syria.

Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the ringleader behind the bombings and shootings in the French capital, had also managed to slip into the country from Syria, despite being linked to a series of extremist plots and wanted on international warrants.

Ms Prevost said the French authorities had launched airstrikes against Islamic State in Syria without first ensuring the safety of their own people.

Rejecting the tribute event, she wrote: "It's earlier that there was a need to act.

"The attacks of the month of January should have been sufficient."

Meanwhile, the brother of fugitive Paris attack suspect Salah Abdeslam has again urged him to surrender to police.

Mohamed Abdeslam said he shared the pain of victims' families and wishes he and his family could have done something to prevent the bloodshed.

His other brother, Brahim Abdeslam, was also involved in the attack, blowing himself up in front of a Paris cafe.

Mohamed Abdeslam said he had not heard from Salah.

"Let him turn himself in for his parents, for justice, for the families of victims, so that we can find out what happened," he said.

Security in Paris will remain high as world leaders gather in the city for a climate summit which begins on 30 November.

Nearly 11,000 police will be deployed for the event, interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve has said.