France

Saudi intelligence officials warned France of a plot by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to carry out attacks in Europe, and specifically in France. The information was confirmed by French Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux, who said “The threat is real and our vigilance is total.”

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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