France: Saudis warn of al-Qaeda threat

France: Saudis warn of al-Qaeda threat

Via Expatica:
Saudi security services warned several days ago about an Al-Qaeda threat to Europe and in particular France, French Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux said Sunday.

Several days ago European intelligence agencies received "a new message from the Saudi services which indicated that Al-Qaeda's branch on the Arabian Peninsula was possibly active or planned to be active" and was targeting "the European continent and in particular France", Hortefeux said in a radio and television interview.

"The threat is real and we remain alert," said the minister, adding that France's security threat level remains at one level below the highest level of scarlet.

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