<p>"Yes, we received documents from our American friends," the source said yesterday, confirming earlier reports in Paris Match magazine and on France Info radio.<br /><br />But he added that the documents were more expressions of intent than fully formed plans and needed to be seen in that context.<br /><br />US Navy Seals seized the information during the May 2 operation in which they killed the leader of al-Qaeda at a compound in Pakistan, ending one of the most high-profile manhunts in history.<br /><br />While the documents certainly contained threats against France, they were "disjointed and... to be handled with caution," said the intelligence source.<br /><br />They were more of a commentary than fatwa, or religious edict, the source added.<br />France's internal and foreign intelligence services, the DCRI and DGSE, refused to comment on the matter.<br /><br />Bin Laden made several threats against France, the last one coming in an audio-taped message issued in January 2011.<br /><br />In June, following the raid, US President Barack Obama said that the documents recovered from the raid showed that the al-Qaeda network was under "enormous strain."</p>
<p>"Yes, we received documents from our American friends," the source said yesterday, confirming earlier reports in Paris Match magazine and on France Info radio.<br /><br />But he added that the documents were more expressions of intent than fully formed plans and needed to be seen in that context.<br /><br />US Navy Seals seized the information during the May 2 operation in which they killed the leader of al-Qaeda at a compound in Pakistan, ending one of the most high-profile manhunts in history.<br /><br />While the documents certainly contained threats against France, they were "disjointed and... to be handled with caution," said the intelligence source.<br /><br />They were more of a commentary than fatwa, or religious edict, the source added.<br />France's internal and foreign intelligence services, the DCRI and DGSE, refused to comment on the matter.<br /><br />Bin Laden made several threats against France, the last one coming in an audio-taped message issued in January 2011.<br /><br />In June, following the raid, US President Barack Obama said that the documents recovered from the raid showed that the al-Qaeda network was under "enormous strain."</p>