“If we don’t do something now … this scam will be run again, and will have further harms.”

A leaked DGSI memo is making the rounds in Paris - and it’s stark: Islamist extremists are actively planning coordinated attacks on churches, clergy, and Christian gatherings across Europe.

Not random lone-wolf strikes. Not spontaneous rage. A strategic campaign aimed at soft, symbolic targets.

French intelligence traces the ideology back decades - from bin Laden’s 1998 fatwa to ISIS propaganda promising to “break the crosses.”

The pattern isn’t new. What is new is intelligence finally saying the quiet part: the threat is persistent, structured, and aimed at religious communities who’ve been largely ignored in public debate.

And that’s the uncomfortable truth: Europe’s political class tiptoes around the subject, terrified of being accused of broad-brushing communities - while security services quietly brace for the next attempt.

Expect stepped-up surveillance around churches, more armed patrols during holidays, and a sudden spike in “no comment” statements from interior ministries.

The threat isn’t theoretical anymore. It’s operational.

Source: Le Figaro, Europa Press

“There’s no better way to worship Allah than by killing an infidel.”