French Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin asked police to find the attackers within the shortest possible time, his ministry said in a statement.
Oh good nobody else said it so I will.
"ARREST THE USUAL SUSPECTS!"
Say what you want about France - the Sunday Boston Glop has a large article in the travel section describing how Americans are flocking to Paris and France. They report tourist travel by Americans to France has increased in each of the last two years despite all reports to the contrary. They do not identify a source for the statistics.