Kerry arrives in France
January 16, 2015  04:09
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US Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in France "to share a big hug for Paris" hours after funerals were held for five of the 17 people killed in last week's jihadist attacks. 

Seeking to put behind a furore over the absence of a senior US official at a mass Paris rally in the wake of the shootings, Kerry touched down just as an anti-terrorism operation was underway in neighbouring Belgium, leaving two suspects dead. 

Belgian investigators said earlier yesterday they were probing whether an arms dealer sold weapons used in the Paris attacks, but there was no immediate confirmation of any link between the investigation and the raid. 

In France, Kerry will hold talks with President Francois Hollande today and will make a speech -- some of it in French -- at city hall before giving way to US singer James Taylor of "You've Got a Friend" fame.
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