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| Paris attacks: person who hired car used in attacks has been arrested – live updates | |
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| 6.52pm GMT18:52 | |
| Helena Smith | |
| Meanwhile in Athens, Greek officials have told the Guardian that it was now up to French authorities to identify the gunman who was found with a Syrian passport. A picture has begun to emerge of how authorities in Athens and Paris traced that passport to Greece. | |
| Well-placed Greek officials revealed that security forces in Athens, contacted by French counterparts, were given the passport’s serial number earlier on Saturday. Subsequent investigation revealed that the unnamed passport holder had indeed passed through Greek territory on 3 October. | |
| “We found the serial number and we found the finger prints and palm prints that are also taken [from every refugee] as part of the Eurodat screening process. All this data is now held in the pan-European database that all Schengen countries have access to,” one well-placed insider told the Guardian. | |
| But officials cautioned against “automatically concluding” that the passport holder was the assailant. “It is now up to the French authorities to match those finger prints with the remains of the body [of the attacker] and to announce the identity,” the official said. “Either this person passed through Greece posing as a refugee or along the way he bought or stole the passport. It is well known that Syrian passports are also extremely easy to forge. At this stage either scenario is possible.” | |
| Greece, like all European countries, has stepped up surveillance of French interests in Athens following last night’s attacks. | |
| 6.43pm GMT18:43 | |
| The Paris prosecutor said that one of the attackers was born on 21 November 1985 and was from the suburb of Courcouronnes, about 20 miles south of Paris. He had had a criminal record since 2004 and was flagged as an Islamic extremist in 2010, but had never spent time in jail. | |
| A second gunman was found with a passport of a Syrian man who had been born in 1980. He had not previously been known to French police. | |
| Updated at 6.47pm GMT | |
| 6.36pm GMT18:36 | |
| One American woman killed during attacks | |
| Raya Jalabi | |
| A 20-year-old American woman was killed during the Paris attacks, the Guardian has learned. | |
| Twenty-year-old Nohemi Gonzalez, a student at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), was killed on Friday night. Gonzalez, a college junior, was in Paris attending Strate College of Design during a semester abroad program. | |
| “I’m deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Long Beach State University student Nohemi Gonzalez. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends during this sad time,” said CSULB president, Jane Close Conoley. | |
| The university will hold a vigil at 4 pm on Sunday to mourn Gonzalez’s passing and to grieve for all the victims of the atrocious attack. | |
| Updated at 6.54pm GMT | |
| 6.34pm GMT18:34 | |
| One of the cars used in the Paris attacks was registered to a French citizen who was stopped at the French-Belgian border in the company of two other people, according to the Paris prosecutor. The three were living in Belgium and were said not to have been known by French authorities. | |
| Belgian authorities have already said that a number of arrests in their jurisdiction came after a car with Belgian number plates was seen close to the Bataclan theatre in Paris on Friday night. | |
| Updated at 6.39pm GMT | |
| 6.31pm GMT18:31 | |
| François Molins, the Paris prosecutor, says there seems to have been three teams of coordinated gunmen involved in the attacks. They are believed to have been split between the Stade de France, a black Seat car seen at multiple locations where shootings took place, and a black VW Polo car. | |
| Updated at 6.36pm GMT | |
| 6.23pm GMT18:23 | |
| The largest loss of life came at the Bataclan concert hall, the prosecutor says. Here, attackers mentioned Syria and Iraq briefly. Three terrorists died - one shot by police and two exploded their suicide vests. There were 89 deaths and an unknown number of injuries. | |
| Updated at 6.35pm GMT | |
| 6.21pm GMT18:21 | |
| The prosecutor is giving a detailed account of the evidence gathered so far about the attacks. He begins with the events at the Stade de France. The first explosion was at D gate, he says. Two bodies found: one with an explosive belt with batteries, the second victim a passerby. | |
| Then, diners at a bar were attacked by gunmen who arrived in a Seat car. Here, 15 people killed and 10 were injured. | |
| At 9.30pm at H gate at the Stade de France, another gunman’s body was found with a similar belt. | |
| At 9.32pm, in the 11th arrondissement, there was another shootout in front of a bar. Here, five are dead, eight injured. Some 100 bullets were found. The attacker arrived in a black Seat. | |
| Updated at 6.43pm GMT | |
| 6.13pm GMT18:13 | 6.13pm GMT18:13 |
| The Paris prosecutor says that 129 people were killed and 352 people were injured, with at least 99 still in critical condition. Seven terrorists have died following their actions. | |
| Updated at 6.22pm GMT | |
| 6.10pm GMT18:10 | 6.10pm GMT18:10 |
| At least one British citizen killed in Paris attacks | At least one British citizen killed in Paris attacks |
| At least one British citizen has been killed and a handful are feared dead in the Paris terror attack, government sources have said. | At least one British citizen has been killed and a handful are feared dead in the Paris terror attack, government sources have said. |
| A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokeswoman said the death of one Briton had been confirmed but the person’s name could not yet be released. “Next of kin have been informed but have asked for privacy and time to come to terms with the news before further details are released,” she said. | A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokeswoman said the death of one Briton had been confirmed but the person’s name could not yet be released. “Next of kin have been informed but have asked for privacy and time to come to terms with the news before further details are released,” she said. |
| The number of UK deaths could rise. “We know of one death already, we fear there may be a handful of British fatalities and about the same number are being treated for their injuries in hospital,” a Whitehall insider said. | The number of UK deaths could rise. “We know of one death already, we fear there may be a handful of British fatalities and about the same number are being treated for their injuries in hospital,” a Whitehall insider said. |
| 5.47pm GMT17:47 | 5.47pm GMT17:47 |
| Summary | Summary |
| Our coverage of the fallout from the Paris attacks continues here. We are awaiting a press conference by the Paris prosecutor’s office shortly, where we may learn more details about the attacks and the investigation. | Our coverage of the fallout from the Paris attacks continues here. We are awaiting a press conference by the Paris prosecutor’s office shortly, where we may learn more details about the attacks and the investigation. |
| Meanwhile, here are the main developments. | Meanwhile, here are the main developments. |
| German authorities say they have “reasonable grounds to believe” a man arrested in Bavaria earlier this month, in a car loaded with explosives, may be linked to the Paris attacks. David Cameron has said the UK must be braced for British casualties, without going into specifics. | |
| Updated at 6.29pm GMT |