--- description: The morning before the Paris attacks, French daily Le Parisien published a cover story about a study showing rising French fear of terrorism title: French Daily Had Cover on Terrorism on Day of Paris Attacks image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0ee5f8881a206851/6988710a3c163917d645ab4f/paris-attacks-le-parisien.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # A French Daily Published a Cover Story on Terrorism Fears Just Hours Before the Paris Attacks by [Joanna Plucinska](/author/joanna-plucinska/) ## Joanna Plucinska Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 14, 2015 6:00 AM CUT  The Front page of French daily Le Parisien on Nov. 13, 2015 The Front page of French daily Le Parisien on Nov. 13, 2015 by [Joanna Plucinska](/author/joanna-plucinska/) ## Joanna Plucinska Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 14, 2015 6:00 AM CUT On the morning of Friday’s[ attacks in Paris that left over 120 dead](http://time.com/4112502/france-terror-paris-attacks-bataclan/ "undefined"), French daily _Le Parisien_ published a special cover story about a rising fear of terrorism in French society. [The article, titled “The Great Fear of Terrorism,”](http://www.leparisien.fr/societe/la-grande-peur-du-terrorisme-13-11-2015-5272279.php "undefined") outlines the results of an annual study by the French National Supervisory Body on Crime and Punishment published Friday morning detailing, among other things, what the French are most afraid of. The study examines eight different factors that occupy the minds of the French, including racism, poverty, health and delinquency. According to the article, fear of terrorism now ranks in second place behind unemployment, with 17.7% of French people over the age of 14 identifying it as French society’s primary worry. Last year, only 2.6% of the population saw it as their main concern. France faced multiple terror threats this year, including a deadly assault on the offices of the satire magazine [Charlie Hebdo in January](http://time.com/4112638/paris-attacks-extremist-western-europe/ "undefined"), a [thwarted train shooting](http://time.com/4008276/europe-terror-trains/ "undefined") and a [beheading at a factory](http://time.com/3937602/isis-terrorist-attacks/ "undefined"). French newspapers including _Le Parisien_ have already released [their Saturday cover](http://time.com/4112723/paris-shooting-front-pages-newspapers/ "undefined")s reporting on the attacks, calling them horrifying and even comparing them to war. 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