Tel-Chai Nation

Though the car didn't turn out to have a bomb inside, there was reason for worry:

Police in the French city of Metz have blown up a car parked outside of a synagogue as the country remains on edge, fearing fresh terror attacks.

Police say the vehicle was suspiciously parked near the entrance of the Metz synagogue, located on the Rue du Rabbin Élie Bloch, in close proximity to the centre of the city. The car was, according to authorities, reported stolen so police executed two controlled explosions in case there were any explosives hidden in the vehicle, Le Parisien reports.

The incident turned out to be a false alarm but has highlighted the tension amongst French police and security services.

After the fatal shooting of a police officer in central Paris last Friday, authorities are increasingly nervous about the possibility of radical Islamic terrorism and potential attacks during the French presidential elections.

And they have valid reason to be. The terrible part is that the legal system is so badly set up, it's allowed utter incompetence and criminals all but getting away with their crimes.

Labels: anti-semitism, France, islam, jihad, terrorism, war on terror