The risk of terror attacks in Europe is high and is increasing, France's leading anti-terrorism judge said, warning that a recent alliance between al-Qaida and a North African terrorist group poses a grave threat.

The Salafist Group for Call and Combat, known by its French initials GSPC, staged seven nearly simultaneous attacks in Algeria on Tuesday, targeting police in several towns east of Algiers, killing six and injuring around 30, according to officials, police and hospital staff.

He linked the increased threat level to the U.S.-led war on Iraq.

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[We need to bomb more of those Middle-Eastern nations into leaderless chaos, so they will wage wars between themselves instead of targeting us.]