– Security stepped up at holy Christian shrine in France to ward off terror threats:
SOLDIERS joined heavily-armed police, SWAT teams and bomb squad experts today in the face of a real and present Islamic threat to Lourdes, one the world’s holiest Christian shines.
Millions of pilgrims, many of whom are disabled, are drawn to the healing waters of the site in south west France every year where, in 1858, the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to Saint Bernadette Soubirous. Read moreSecurity stepped up at holy Christian shrine in France to ward off terror threats