Nearly 1,000 denied entry to France since terror attacks

Nearly 1,000 people have been denied entry into France since the deadly terror attacks in Paris earlier this month, the country's interior minister said Saturday.

Tight border controls, additional border checks and more surveillance went into effect with a state of emergency declared immediately following the Nov. 13 attacks that left 130 dead at a concert hall, stadium and multiple restaurants and cafes in the French capital. The state of emergency was extended for three months by the nation's legislature last week.

"Since we brought back border controls, nearly 1,000 people have been denied entry to the national territory because of the risk they represented," Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said in a speech in Strasbourg, AFP and Reuters reported.

The increased security comes as 50,000 people, including many world leaders, prepare to convene outside Paris for 12 days of climate change negotiations beginning Monday.

Some 4,000 people have been questioned at nearly 300 border control points since the attacks, which the Islamic State claimed responsibility for, Cazeneuve added. About 2,000 houses have been searched, 212 people have been detained and another 312 have been put under house arrest. More than 300 weapons have also been confiscated.