President of France, Francois Hollande, has called on reservists to reinforce existing security services in the wake of the Bastille Day truck attack in Nice. He said that 12,000 reservists were already available and a further 3,000 would be deployed by the end of the month. He also called for more volunteers.
France has seen three major terrorist attacks in the last 18 months. The government has faced tough questions over its ability to protect its citizens. France has a reserve force of more than 200,000 people with domestic media estimating that around 26,000 of them will be called up. The reserve force comprises civilian volunteers in the police, army and paramilitary police, who can be deployed for specific missions.