SOLDIERS are to be deployed to tourist attractions and towns in the Dordogne as security measures are maintained as part of the Opération Sentinelle plan to protect against terrorist acts.
France Bleu Périgord reports that 33 military personnel from the 126ème Régiment d’infanterie de Brive will be on patrol during the Christmas period at larger markets such as Bergerac, Périgueux and Sarlat.
The soldiers are also expected to be on patrol at the popular Lascaux IV which has seen hundreds of thousands of visitors in its first year of operation.
The troops will be in place from 12 December until 29 December.