GETTY French interior minister Gérard Collomb said the domestic terror threat level could not be reduced

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Hundreds of French Islamic State (ISIS) militants will be returning to France soon, Mr Collomb warned He said: “The terrorist threat to France shows no sign of abating. The hardest is predicting when and where terrorists will attack. "Unfortunately, there is no way of knowing because the new generation of terrorists launch attacks anywhere and at any time.

“There are now estimated to be more than 690 French citizens in ISIS-controlled Syria or Iraq and around a third are women and child soldiers. "Right now they are stuck and unable to return to France because Syria and Turkey have shut down the main route into Europe. But they will be coming home soon.”

GETTY Mr Collomb said the creation of 'another' ‘Jungle' camp would be a huge blow to the government

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Mr Collomb also spoke about President Emmanuel Macron’s proposal to enshrine in ordinary law some measures currently in place under a state of emergency. He told French news daily Le Figaro the new anti-terrorism legislation would guarantee the security of citizens, but also respect the rule of law and freedom of speech.

Chilling photographs from inside Mosul Wed, June 21, 2017 Iraqi forces battle to retake the last enclaves held by Islamic State militants Play slideshow REUTERS 1 of 12 An Iraqi special forces soldier checks men for explosive belts as they cross from Islamic State controlled part of Mosul to Iraqi forces controlled part of Mosul