Political decisions taken in response to Paris attack will determine the long-term consequence

By FXStreet FXStreet (Mumbai) – Six mass shootings in central Paris and three separate suicide bombings near the Stade de France rocked France on 13th November killing 129 people and wounding hundred others. The bloodshed comes 10 months after 12 people were killed in Paris at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. President Francois Hollande has given an historic speech at Versailles stating “France is at war”

Flights bound for Paris diverted after receiving bomb threats

Following anonymous bomb threats two Air France flights bound for Paris from the United States were diverted for several hours yesterday. Flight 65, an Airbus A-380 landed safely in Salt Lake City, where passengers and crew were escorted into the terminal. The FBI however could not find evidence “which would lend credibility to the threats” against the flight. A separate Boeing 777 that left Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C., Flight 55, was diverted to Halifax International Airport.

Such threats could discourage people from traveling, thereby affecting price of aviation oil. At a time when commodity prices are already low, events such as these can have severe repercussions. Despite the prospect of further military action that can be taken in oil rich Syria and other middle-east regions that …read more

Source:: FX Street