ABOUT 75,000 people have signed an Islamophobic letter written by French soldiers that threatens civil war in France.

The message, published in a right-wing magazine on Sunday evening and issued anonymously before being backed by members of the public, accuses the French government of granting “concessions” to Islamism.

The number of, and the ranks, of the original signatories, who Valeurs Actuelles claims to be active members of the military, remain unclear.