Former Secretary of State for the Interior Laurent Nuñez will be named head of the Elysée's counter-terrorism task force , AFP learned on Wednesday from sources familiar with the matter.
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Laurent Nuñez, 56, will be the new national coordinator for intelligence and the fight against terrorism (CNRLT), placed under the President of the Republic. He replaces Pierre de Bousquet de Florian who has become director of the cabinet of the new Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin.