Ahead of festival, French police simulate attack on Cannes
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PARIS (AP) — A few weeks before the start of the Cannes Film Festival, French authorities have simulated a bloody attack on the showbiz gala, one of several such exercises in the wake of the March 22 attacks in Brussels.