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Source: http://www.france24.com/en/20101010-al-qaeda-views-west-terror-alert-fears-victory-experts
Al-Qaeda Views West Terror Alert Fears as Victory
(AFP-France 24) The U.S. warning over a possible al-Qaeda attack at tourist hotspots in Europe has given a sense of victory to Islamist extremists, intelligence experts said. As ominous images of soldiers in combat gear in Paris patrolling at the foot of the Eiffel Tower flickered across TV screens, Alain Chouet, former head of security information at the French DGSE intelligence agency, said, "All this free publicity is like manna from heaven for al-Qaeda."