France on terror alert
, May 8, 2013
Soldiers stand by tourists as they patrol near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, May 8. President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday, May 7, that France was taking the threat from al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) seriously after a purported leader of the Islamist group called for attacks on French interests throughout the world. - Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes