Re: "on nothing more than your religion"
I'm not French, I just happen to live here and I'm trying to be polite about my French hosts. These are just my opinions but I think that they are valid.
1. No-one was targeted purely because of their religion so cut that bit out.
2. No-one would like their house being searched or their mosque being closed, especially for no good reason. To be cold-hearted about it though, no-one could say that it was the end of the world for them.
3. You don't know France - this wasn't some local police chief doing this on his own initiative it was a direct, and I am sure detailed, order from the top.
The context is suicide bombers and kalashnikovs being used throughout Paris. Again being cold-hearted, trying to make sure that there wouldn't be another 130 deaths takes precedence over seriously pissing off a lot of innocent people.
Lastly, if there are any Moslems reading this, salamalikoum. Nothing has changed my opinion that you are a great bunch of people.