12/04/2012 | Printed Edition
PARIS — France’s conservative Cabinet unveiled new counterterrorism measures yesterday to punish those who visit extremist websites or travel to weapons-training camps abroad, in the wake of killings by suspected Islamic extremist Mohammed Merah in southern France last month. The measures now go to Parliament, where they may face resistance from the Socialists, who say France’s legal arsenal against terrorism is already strong enough and that the proposal is a campaign ploy to boost President Nicolas Sarkozy’s chances of a second term.