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The aircraft flew from airbases at Evreux, Creil and Villacoublay to transport the troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The civil police authorities and the Paris military governor have <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">a <\/span>joint command of the soldiers once they are in the capital under the mission of observation and surveillance, Jaron said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An Army presence on the ground forms part of the 2,500 service personnel assigned to domestic security, with the Air Force and Navy patrolling the airspace and seas above and around the country, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides the capital, France has also boosted <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">the <\/span>security in <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">for <\/span>some 15 cities around the country, including Calais, Lille and Strasbourg. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian Thursday morning <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">this morning <\/span>attended an interministerial crisis meeting called by President Fran\u00e7ois Hollande. 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