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ByLoriHinnantand Angela Charlton The Associated Press PARIS France'sprimemin- ister demanded tougher anti-terrorism measures Tuesday after deadly at- tacks that some call this country's Sept. 11 — and that may already be leading to a crackdown on liberties in exchange for greater se- curity. Police told The Associ- ated Press that the weapons used came from abroad, as authorities in several coun- tries searched for possi- ble accomplices and the sources of financing for last week's attacks on the satirical newspaper Char- lie Hebdo, a kosher market and police. A new suspect was identified in Bulgaria. "We must not lower our guard, at any time," Prime Minister Manuel Valls told Parliament, adding that "se- rious and very high risks re- main." Lawmakers in the often argumentative chamber lined up overwhelmingly be- hind the government, giving repeated standing ovations to Valls' rousing, indignant address — and then voted 488-1 to extend French air- strikes against Islamic State extremists in Iraq. "France is at war against terrorism, jihadism, and radical Islamism," Valls de- clared. "France is not at war against Islam." He called for increased surveillance of imprisoned radicals and told the in- terior minister to quickly come up with new security proposals. French police say as many as six members of the terrorist cell that carried out the Paris attacks may still be at large, including a man seen driving a car reg- istered to the widow of one of the gunmen. The country has deployed 10,000 troops to protect sensitive sites, in- cluding Jewish schools and synagogues, mosques and travel hubs. Several people are being sought in connection with the "substantial" financing of the three gunmen be- hind the terror campaign, said Christophe Crepin, a French police union offi- cial. The gunmen's weap- ons stockpile came from abroad, and the size of it, plus the military sophisti- cation of the attacks, indi- cated an organized terror network, he added. "This cell did not include just those three. We think with all seriousness that they had accomplices, be- cause of the weaponry, the logistics and the costs of it," Crepin said. "These are heavy weapons. When I talk about things like a rocket launcher — it's not like buy- ing a baguette on the cor- ner. It's for targeted acts." Speaking to legislators in London, the head of the European police agency Eu- ropol, Rob Wainwright, said that 3,000 to 5,000 Euro- pean nationals have gone to fight in the Mideast, calling it a "startling figure" and "the most serious threat Eu- rope has faced since 9/11." He urged better intel sharing, saying later to the BBC: "The way the network is diffuse in nature, not ho- mogenous, not centralized, but a gathering of thou- sands of independent and semi-independent actors makes it very, very difficult for the security agencies to monitor it wholesale." In a sign that French ju- dicial authorities were us- ing laws against defend- ing terrorism to their full- est extent, a man who had praised the terror attacks while resisting arrest on a drunk driving violation was swiftly sentenced to four years in prison. While the attacks have left France in jitters, some warned against going as far as a French version of the U.S. Patriot Act passed af- ter Sept. 11. "This must not lead to the renouncing of funda- mental freedoms, other- wise we prove right those who come to fight on our soil," former Prime Minis- ter Francois Fillon said on France-Inter radio. The investigation spread to yet another country: A Bulgarian prosecutor an- nounced that a Frenchman jailed since Jan. 1 had ties to Cherif Kouachi, one of the brothers who carried out the Charlie Hebdo attack. The man, identified by French prosecutors as Joachim Fritz-Joly, was ar- rested as he tried to cross into Turkey. He was facing two European arrest war- rants, one citing his alleged links to a terrorist organiza- tion and a second for alleg- edly kidnapping his 3-year- old son and smuggling him out of the country, said Da- rina Slavova, the regional prosecutor for Bulgaria's southern province of Has- kovo. 'FRANCE IS AT WAR' Fr en ch p ri me m in is te r ur ge s tougher terrorism measures FRANCOISMORI‑THEASSOCIATEDPRESS French President Francois Hollande holds a medal in front of the coffin of Police officer Clarissa Jean‑Philippe during a ceremony Tuesday to pay tribute to the three police officers killed in the attacks, in Paris. ERANGA JAYAWARDENA — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Sri Lankan Hindu priest Kurakkal Somasundaram, right, presents a shawl to Pope Francis during an inter‑religious meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Tuesday. By Nicole Winfield and Bharatha Mallawarachi The Associated Press COLOMBO,SRILANKA Pope Francis brought calls for reconciliation and justice to Sri Lanka on Tuesday as he began a weeklong Asian tour, saying the island na- tion can't fully heal from a quarter-century of brutal civil war without pursuing the truth about abuses that were committed. The 78-year-old pope arrived in Colombo after an overnight flight from Rome and immediately spent nearly two hours un- der a scorching sun greet- ing dignitaries and well- wishers along the 28-kilo- meter (18-mile) route into town. The effects were im- mediate: A weary and de- layed Francis skipped a lunchtime meeting with Sri Lanka's bishops to rest before completing the rest of his grueling day. "The health of the pope is good," the Vatican spokes- man, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, assured late Tuesday. "He was a little tired after the 28 kilome- ters under the sun, but now he has again his strength." Francis is the first pope to visit Sri Lanka since the government crushed a 25- year civil war by ethnic Tamil rebels demanding an independent Tamil na- tion because of perceived discrimination by govern- ments dominated by the Sinhalese majority. U.N. estimates say 80,000 to 100,000 people were killed during the war, which ended in 2009; other re- ports suggest the toll could be much higher. With 40 costumed ele- phants lining the airport road behind him and a 21-canon salute booming over the tarmac, Francis said that finding true peace after so much bloodshed "can only be done by over- coming evil with good, and by cultivating those virtues which foster reconciliation, solidarity and peace." He didn't specifically mention Sri Lanka's re- fusal to cooperate with a U.N. investigation into al- leged war crimes commit- ted in the final months of the war. But he said, "The process of healing also needs to include the pursuit of truth, not for the sake of opening old wounds, but rather as a necessary means of pro- moting justice, healing and unity." Pope says Sri Lanka must face war truth ASIA TOUR By Martin Benedyk and Lori Hinnant The Associated Press PARIS Charlie Hebdo re- leased a new version of its irreverent and often offen- sive newspaper Tuesday, de- fiantly putting a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad on the cover that drew immediate criticism and threats of more violence. The newspaper also skewered other religions, and ran a double-page spread illustrating Sunday's march in Paris that drew more than a million peo- ple to condemn terrorism, claiming that the turnout was larger "than for Mass." "For the past week, Char- lie, an atheist newspaper, has achieved more mira- cles than all the saints and prophets combined," it said in the lead editorial. "The one we are most proud of is that you have in your hands the newspaper that we al- ways made." Charlie Hebdo planned an unprecedented print run of 3 million copies Wednes- day — one week to the day after the assault by two masked gunmen that killed 12 people, including much of its editorial staff and two police officers. It was the be- ginning of three days of ter- ror that saw 17 people killed before the three Islamic extremist attackers were gunned down by security forces. Surviving staff members are now using the offices of the Liberation newspaper, which has loaned out space. The latest cover shows a weeping Muhammad, hold- ing a sign reading "I am Charlie" with the words "All is forgiven" above him. Zineb El Rhazoui, a jour- nalist with the weekly, said the cover meant the jour- nalists are forgiving the ex- tremists for the attack. Renald Luzier, the car- toonist who drew the cover image under the pen name "Luz" said it represents "just a little guy who's cry- ing." Then he added, unapolo- getically: "Yes, it is Muham- mad." Speaking at a news con- ference in Paris on Tues- day at which he repeatedly broke down crying, Luzier described weeping after he drew the picture. MORE THREATS Defiant Charlie Hebdo fronts caricature of prophet By Sarah El Deeb The Associated Press CAIRO An appeals court on Tuesday overturned the last remaining conviction against Egypt's deposed leader Hosni Mubarak and ordered his retrial on corruption charges, open- ing the door for his possi- ble release. The ruling, just days be- fore the fourth anniversary of the start of the 2011 anti- Mubarak uprising, pointed to how far Egypt has moved away from its revo- lutionary fervor to "bring down the regime." The rise to power of President Ab- del-Fattah el-Sissi, who has vowed stability after four years of turmoil and taken a tough line against dissent, has encouraged Mubarak supporters and upended the depiction of the revolution in the me- dia, where activists are most often cast as trouble- makers of foreign agents. Another court cleared Mubarak, who will turn 87 in May, in the biggest case against him, dismiss- ing in the end of November charges of responsibility for the killing of protest- ers during the 2011 upris- ing. Meanwhile, hundreds of the young activists and pro-change leaders from 2011 are either languish- ing in prison on charges of breaking a law against protests or have left the country. The next steps for Mubarak are difficult to predict. El-Sissi may be happy to keep Mubarak and his two sons in a state of legal limbo where the ousted leader is neither outright freed or firmly convicted and punished — thus avoiding alienat- ing either Mubarak's sup- porters or opponents. 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