France launches app for terror-attack alerts
(June 13th, 2016) The French government has launched an app to alert users to terror attacks. The new service comes as the Euro 2016 soccer championship was about to get underway.
The Interior Ministry app, called SAIP, flashes a warning on users’ mobile phones if there is an attack close to their locations or suspicion of an imminent strike. Users can also request alerts for up to eight areas, including individual districts in Paris.