The French parliament's lower house, or the National Assembly, on Thursday adopted articles in an anti-terrorism law bill which allow video-surveillance in transport network and public places.

The articles, approved after a first reading, authorize filming public locations, including the transport network, places of worship and shops.

Companies would also be allowed to film the outskirts of their premises and police would be able to access the footage under the new law, which will be put to a final vote in parliament on Tuesday.

The bill is sponsored by French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy in the wake of London bombings in July.

France currently has just 60,000 video cameras in public places compared to 4 million in Britain.

Pierre de Bousquet de Florian, director of French domestic intelligence agency (DST), warned on Wednesday that some terrorist networks are preparing attacks against France as the French parliament was debating the bill.

Source: Xinhua