Bomb sweeps and bag checks as terror threat looms over Cannes

Bomb experts will carry out daily sweeps at the Cannes film festival, opening this week under maximum security as France faces its highest terror threat, interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Monday.

Cannes is home to 500 CCTV cameras, making it the most closely monitored town in France, said mayor David Lisnard.

He dismissed concerns that the tight security would throw a wet blanket over the parties, glitter and glamour of the event.