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Third body found in Paris attacks flat Third body found in Paris attacks flat
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A third body has been recovered from the apartment in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis raided by police over last Friday's attacks, prosecutors say. A third body has been recovered from the apartment in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis raided by police after last Friday's attacks, prosecutors say.
They confirmed the body of a woman was found overnight in a search of the flat following Wednesday morning's raid, but did not give her identity.They confirmed the body of a woman was found overnight in a search of the flat following Wednesday morning's raid, but did not give her identity.
But a passport bearing the name Hasna Aitboulahcen, who blew herself up, was found in a handbag at the scene.But a passport bearing the name Hasna Aitboulahcen, who blew herself up, was found in a handbag at the scene.
The suspected ringleader Abdelhamid Abaaoud was killed in Wednesday's raid.The suspected ringleader Abdelhamid Abaaoud was killed in Wednesday's raid.
Hasna Aitboulahcen is widely reported to have been Abaaoud's cousin, and died after detonating a suicide vest soon after the seven-hour long raid of the Rue Cormillon apartment began. The near-simultaneous attacks by suicide bombers and gunmen on bars and restaurants, a concert hall and sports stadium last Friday killed 129 people and left hundreds of people wounded. Islamic State (IS) said it was behind the attacks.
News that Abaaoud and at least one of his accomplices may have travelled undetected from Syria before carrying out last Friday's attacks has shocked many in Europe.
European Union interior ministers are meeting in Brussels to discuss tougher security measures for the bloc, including tightening the external borders of the passport-free Schengen area.
France's Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, on his way into the meeting, said the EU had "wasted too much time on a number of urgent issues" and hoped "today takes the decisions that we must take".
The near-simultaneous attacks by suicide bombers and gunmen on bars and restaurants, a concert hall and sports stadium last Friday killed 129 people and left hundreds of people wounded. IS said it was behind the attacks.
Tributes are paid to the victims of the Paris attacksTributes are paid to the victims of the Paris attacks
Abaaoud's death has been confirmed, but the French prosecutor's office said on Friday that it had not yet been able to formally identify the other two bodies found in the Rue Cormillon apartment.
Hasna Aitboulahcen is widely reported to have been Abaaoud's cousin, and died after detonating a suicide vest soon after the seven-hour long raid began.
Who was Hasna Aitboulahcen?
News that Abaaoud - a well-known face of IS and on international "most wanted" lists - and at least one of his accomplices may have travelled undetected from Syria before carrying out the attacks on 13 November has raised fears about the security of the European Union's borders.
EU interior ministers are meeting in Brussels to discuss tougher measures, including tightening the external borders of the passport-free Schengen area.
France's Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, on his way into the meeting, said the EU had "wasted too much time on a number of urgent issues" and hoped "today takes the decisions that we must take".
A draft resolution for Friday's EU meeting says ministers will agree to implement "necessary systematic and co-ordinated checks at external borders, including on individuals enjoying the right of free movement".
This means EU citizens, along with non-EU citizens, will have their passports routinely checked against a database of known or suspected terrorists and those involved in organised crime.
Ministers will also consider cracking down on the movement of firearms within the EU, the collection of passenger data for those taking internal flights and also blocking funding for terrorists.
The key to all of this will be the co-operation and sharing of intelligence and information between EU countries, notes the BBC's Alex Forsyth in Brussels.
More on the Paris attacks
Special report: In-depth coverage of the attacks and their aftermath
In a stark warning of the dangers facing Europe, Germany's head of domestic intelligence, Hans-Georg Maassen, told the BBC that IS was "starting a terrorist world war".
He said IS had made Europe its enemy and European countries had to "assume something like Paris can happen any time".
He also said he was concerned that Islamist extremists could recruit refugees from Syria, now housed in camps in Germany and other parts of Europe, who may have been trained in the use of weapons during four years of civil war.
What is Islamic State?
IS is a notoriously violent Islamist group which controls large parts of Syria and Iraq. It has declared its territory a caliphate - a state governed in accordance with Islamic law - under its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
What does it want?
IS demands allegiance from all Muslims, rejects national borders and seeks to expand its territory. It follows its own extreme version of Sunni Islam and regards non-believers as deserving of death.
How strong is IS?
IS projects a powerful image, partly through propaganda and sheer brutality, and is the world's richest insurgent group. It has about 30,000 fighters but is facing daily bombing by a US-led multi-national coalition, which has vowed to destroy it.
More on Islamic State?