France shocked but not surprised by terror attack

France was left feeling tense again on 26 June 2015 after a 35-year-old delivery driver named Yassin Salhi, a radical Islamist, decapitated his boss and attempted to carry out an apparent suicide attack on a gas factory near Lyon.

For the second time in less than six months French leaders urged their country to unite after it was struck by apparently another Islamist terrorist attack.

Politico and other news sources suggested that there might have been a failure of the intelligence services. How could a well-equipped intelligence community let yet another known Islamist radical strike on French soil, so soon and in such barbaric fashion?

Prime Minister Manuel Valls warned on the 27 June 2015 that France faced more terrorist attacks to come. He said that the attack would create tension in France - home to Western Europe's largest Muslim population -- that 'will be exploited'.

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Deutsche Welle, 26.06.15: France struggles to infiltrate terror networks http://dw.com/p/1Fo1i

The Guardian, 26.06.15: France on high alert after decapitated body found at scene of factory attack http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/26/france-high-alert-decapitated-body-factory-attack

BBC News, 26.06.15: France attack: Man decapitated at factory near Lyon http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33284937

Politico, 26.06.15: French attack raises doubts about Hollande http://www.politico.eu/article/isere-grenobles-attack-is-isil-france-lepen-terrorism/

EurActiv, 26.06.15: Hollande says factory attack was 'terrorist' http://www.euractiv.com/sections/justice-home-affairs/hollande-says-factory-attack-was-terrorist-315788

EUObserver, 26.06.15: EU leaders decry 'poison' of Islamist attacks https://euobserver.com/justice/129328

The Conversation, 26.06.15: Shoestring surveillance and a shattered social model – latest France attack puts Hollande in a bind https://theconversation.com/shoestring-surveillance-and-a-shattered-social-model-latest-france-attack-puts-hollande-in-a-bind-43950

France24 26.06.15: Terror attack on factory exposes political divisions in France http://www.france24.com/en/20150626-france-terror-attack-factory-exposes-political-divisions

France24 27.06.15: Details emerge on suspect in terrorist attack on factory in France http://www.france24.com/en/20150626-france-details-emerge-suspect-terrorist-attack-factory-yassin-sahli

The Local.fr, 27.06.15: French PM warns of more terrorist attacks http://www.thelocal.fr/20150627/french-pm-warns-of-more-attacks-after-man-decapitated

Deutsche Welle, 27.06.15: French police investigate second suspect in deadly gas factory attack http://dw.com/p/1FoJx

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