"For jihadists, churches in France are legitimate targets," French terrorism specialist Francois-Bernard Huyghe told The Local. But France simply just does not have the resources to station soldiers at its churches. “How can you honestly protect all the churches in France,” said Huyghe. The hostage-taking and killing of a priest at a church in northern France on Tuesday is being treated as the latest jihadist terror attack in the country.. Most worryingly for authorities and for the public, investigators found documents in his flat that showed he was in contact with an individual in Syria who is believed to have instructed him to attack churches.

Source: The Local July 26, 2016 11:39 UTC