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France calls in US envoy over spying, holds security meeting

The release of the spying revelations appeared to be timed to coincide with a final vote Wednesday in the French Parliament on a bill allowing broad new surveillance powers, in particular to counter terrorism threats.

French President Hollande, calling the U.S. spying an "unacceptable" security breach, convened two emergency meetings as a result of the disclosures about the NSA's spying. 

The first was with France's top security officials, the second with leading legislators, many of whom have already voted for the new surveillance measure.