An Algerian Muslim hacker has taken control of hundreds of French websites, many associated with the Catholic faith, and replaced their normal contents with the boastful graphic shown above: “Algerian never forget revenge 1 Nov 1954/1 Nov 2011". This commemorates the 50-year anniversary of the outbreak of the Algerian revolution.
Below the graphic appears a list of 475 websites the hacker claims to have control over, including the main website of the Catholic church in France. A message also proclaims:
No God But Allah and Mohammed is Messenger Of Allah
Isalm Is Real Way
www.discover-islam.net
Isalm Is Real Way
www.discover-islam.net
Source: Europe1
In his book The Savage War of Peace, Alistair Horne comments on the date picked by the Muslims for the start of the rebellion against French rule in Algeria:
The choice of All Saints’ Day for launching the revolt was by no means fortuitous. Striking on a night when the staunchly Catholic pieds noirs were celebrating so important a festival would, it was argued, find police vigilance at its minimum; while the choice of such a date would carry with it the maximum propaganda impact. For a people as fond of symbolism as the Algerians, and with memories of Sétif still etched in their minds, the fact that All Saints commemorated the persecution of the early Christian martyrs was also not without significance.