Why France Is al-Qaeda's New Target

"...So far, French security services have foiled planned attacks. Last year, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb's number three was arrested on his way to France and accused of coordinating multiple suicide attacks. As early as 1994, the ancestor of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, the Algerian GIA, hijacked a plane that they wanted to crash into the Eiffel Tower - French Special Forces stormed the plane and saved the day. And they are still trying today: In recent weeks, acting on credible Algerian intelligence, French authorities have evacuated the Eiffel Tower twice. While current intelligence points at Al Qaeda and Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, as well as Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, homegrown radicalized terrorists also pose a threat ..."