Terrorists trying to 'create climate of civil war,' Muslim radio chief says

The head of a French-Muslim radio station says Islamic State terrorists are trying to create a ‘climate of civil war’ in France, home to the largest Muslim population in Europe.

People place flowers and candles on the pavement near the scene of the attack on the Bataclan Theatre. Source: Getty Images

The head of a French-Muslim radio station in Paris says callers to the program have voiced fears of a backlash in the wake of terrorist attacks designed to "create a climate of civil war."

Abdelkrim Branine, Editor in Chief of Paris station Beur FM, told SBS that many Muslims has called in since the attacks, fearing they would be targeted.

"This population, like the rest of the population, are really shocked by this attack, this terror," he said. "But, secondly, they are really afraid about the backlash and about the confusion between Islam and these terrorists."

Since the Charlie Hebdo attack in January, Beur FM has become an outlet for the country's 4.7 millions Muslims.

"They are really quite worried about the atmosphere, the climate of Islamophobia against Muslims," Mr Branine said.

He said there had been several attacks on mosques in France since the attacks and at least one attack against a woman wearing a hijab.

Mr Branine said the terrorists behind the attacks wanted to divide people.

"France has the biggest Muslim population in Europe and there is a climate of Islamophobia since 10 or 15 years in France and I think the Islamic State knows all of this," he said.

"The attacks killed every kind of people on the streets: You take a drink and you are dead, you just want to watch a football game and you are dead. So this time I think the rest of the population, maybe this time they understand these terrorists want to kill everybody, the Muslim part of the population too."