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Brickbat: The Terrorists Have Won

Charles Oliver | 6.6.2018 4:00 AM


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The French government will not allow giant TV screens to be placed in open places for crowds to watch the World Cup. The French Interior Ministry has said that, because of terrorism concerns, any organized viewings must be held in "strictly controlled areas" with heavy security.

Charles Oliver is a contributing editor at Reason.

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