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Several Kalashnikovs have been found in an abandoned car believed to have been used by some of the Paris attackers, French judicial sources say.Several Kalashnikovs have been found in an abandoned car believed to have been used by some of the Paris attackers, French judicial sources say.
The black Seat car was found in the eastern Paris suburb of Montreuil on Sunday and suggests some of the attackers got away. The black Seat car was found in the eastern Paris suburb of Montreuil on Sunday, suggesting some of the attackers got away.
Earlier, the first of the seven dead attackers was named as Ismail Mostefai. Six people close to him are in custody.Earlier, the first of the seven dead attackers was named as Ismail Mostefai. Six people close to him are in custody.
France is in three days of mourning for the 129 people killed in the attacks.France is in three days of mourning for the 129 people killed in the attacks.
A special service for the families of the victims, the 350 people who were wounded, and the survivors will be held at Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral later on Sunday. A special service for the families of the victims, the 350 people who were wounded, and the other survivors will be held at Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral later on Sunday.
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What we knowWhat we know
Friday's attacks, claimed by Islamic State (IS) militants, hit a concert hall, a major stadium, restaurants and bars in the French capital. Friday's attacks, claimed by Islamic State (IS) militants, hit a concert hall, a major sports stadium, restaurants and bars in the French capital.
Prime Minister Manuel Valls has said France will continue with air strikes against IS in Syria, and described the group as a very well-organised enemy.Prime Minister Manuel Valls has said France will continue with air strikes against IS in Syria, and described the group as a very well-organised enemy.
President Francois Hollande has cancelled his plans to attend the G20 in Turkey and is holding meetings with various political leaders to discuss the crisis.President Francois Hollande has cancelled his plans to attend the G20 in Turkey and is holding meetings with various political leaders to discuss the crisis.
Belgian link?Belgian link?
The black Seat car, found in Montreuil, is believed to have been used by gunmen who opened fire at people in restaurants on Friday night, police say. The Seat car, found in Montreuil, is believed to have been used by gunmen who opened fire at people in restaurants on Friday night, police say.
Several AK47 rifles were found in the car, AFP quotes judicial sources as saying. Several AK47 rifles were found in the car, French media quotes judicial sources as saying.
It appears to confirm the theory that some of the gunmen managed to flee from the scene after the attacks, the BBC's Hugh Schofield reports from Paris.It appears to confirm the theory that some of the gunmen managed to flee from the scene after the attacks, the BBC's Hugh Schofield reports from Paris.
These men may then have driven north in another car to Belgium, he adds.
New and frightening watermarkNew and frightening watermark
A new type of terrorism?A new type of terrorism?
Three men arrested in Belgium on Saturday are reported to be a major focus of the investigation. Five men were arrested in Belgium on Saturday - in the town of Molenbeek near Brussels - in connection with the Paris attacks, Molenbeek's mayor told Belgian TV.
Witnesses said some attackers arrived in a car with Belgian number plates. At least one of those arrested was believed to have spent Friday in Paris, Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel has said.
A Volkswagen Polo found near the Bataclan concert hall had been rented by a French national living in Belgium, the Paris chief prosecutor Francois Molins said on Saturday. A Volkswagen Polo with Belgian number plates was found near the Bataclan concert venue, where nearly 90 people were killed.
Paris chief prosecutor Francois Molins said that car had been rented by a French national living in Belgium.
"We can say at this stage of the investigation there were probably three co-ordinated teams of terrorists behind this barbaric act," Mr Molins said."We can say at this stage of the investigation there were probably three co-ordinated teams of terrorists behind this barbaric act," Mr Molins said.
"We have to find out where they came from... and how they were financed.""We have to find out where they came from... and how they were financed."
A Syrian passport, found near the body of one of the attackers at the Stade de France, had been used to travel through the Greek island of Leros last month, Greek officials have confirmed.A Syrian passport, found near the body of one of the attackers at the Stade de France, had been used to travel through the Greek island of Leros last month, Greek officials have confirmed.
Serbia says the holder of that passport had also crossed its border from Macedonia and sought asylum at one of its registration centres.
No direct link has yet been made with the holder of the passport and the attackers.
History of petty crimeHistory of petty crime
Mostefai was reportedly identified after investigators found a severed finger at the scene of the worst atrocity, the Bataclan concert hall where more than 80 people died.Mostefai was reportedly identified after investigators found a severed finger at the scene of the worst atrocity, the Bataclan concert hall where more than 80 people died.
He came from the town of Courcouronnes, 25km (15 miles) south of Paris. He lived in the city of Chartres 100km south-west of Paris until 2012, according to the local MP and deputy mayor Jean-Pierre Gorges. He came from the town of Courcouronnes, south of Paris. He lived in the city of Chartres 100km (60 mils) south-west of Paris until 2012, according to the local MP and deputy mayor Jean-Pierre Gorges.
He is said to have regularly attended the mosque in Luce, close to Chartres. He is said to have regularly attended a mosque near Chartres.
Attack sites:Attack sites:
La Belle Equipe, 92 rue de Charonne, 11th district - 19 dead in gun attacksLa Belle Equipe, 92 rue de Charonne, 11th district - 19 dead in gun attacks
Le Carillon bar and Le Petit Cambodge restaurant at rue Alibert, 10th district - 15 dead in gun attacksLe Carillon bar and Le Petit Cambodge restaurant at rue Alibert, 10th district - 15 dead in gun attacks
La Casa Nostra restaurant, 92 rue de la Fontaine au Roi, 11th district - five dead in gun attacksLa Casa Nostra restaurant, 92 rue de la Fontaine au Roi, 11th district - five dead in gun attacks
Stade de France, St Denis, just north of Paris - explosions heard outside venue, three attackers and bystander deadStade de France, St Denis, just north of Paris - explosions heard outside venue, three attackers and bystander dead
Bataclan concert venue, 50 Boulevard Voltaire, 11th district - 89 dead when stormed by gunmenBataclan concert venue, 50 Boulevard Voltaire, 11th district - 89 dead when stormed by gunmen
Images of aftermath of shootingsImages of aftermath of shootings
Eyewitness accounts from the sceneEyewitness accounts from the scene
'I saw people on the ground and blood''I saw people on the ground and blood'
#Paris: Power, horror, and lies#Paris: Power, horror, and lies
According to reports, Mostefai had a history of petty crime but was never jailed. The security services deemed him to have been radicalised in 2010 but he was never implicated in a counter-terrorism investigation. Mostefai had a history of petty crime but was never jailed. The security services deemed him to have been radicalised in 2010 but he was never implicated in a counter-terrorism investigation.
Police are said to be trying to find out whether he travelled to Syria in 2014.Police are said to be trying to find out whether he travelled to Syria in 2014.
His father, brother and sister-in-law are among six people close to Mostefai who have reportedly been taken into police custody.His father, brother and sister-in-law are among six people close to Mostefai who have reportedly been taken into police custody.
"It's crazy, insane. I was in Paris myself last night, I saw what a mess it was," Mostefai's older brother told AFP before being detained after voluntarily attending a police station on Saturday. His brother said he had not had contact with him for several years following family disputes, but said he was surprised to hear he had been radicalised.
Mostefai's brother said he had not had contact with him for several years following family disputes, but said he was surprised to hear he had been radicalised.
He was one of six children in the family and had travelled to Algeria with his family and young daughter, the brother said.He was one of six children in the family and had travelled to Algeria with his family and young daughter, the brother said.
French President Francois Hollande has imposed a state of emergency after the worst peacetime attack in France since World War Two. It is also the deadliest in Europe since the 2004 Madrid bombings.French President Francois Hollande has imposed a state of emergency after the worst peacetime attack in France since World War Two. It is also the deadliest in Europe since the 2004 Madrid bombings.
Islamic State said it carried out the attacks on "carefully chosen targets" and were a response to France's involvement in the air strikes on IS militants in Syria and Iraq.Islamic State said it carried out the attacks on "carefully chosen targets" and were a response to France's involvement in the air strikes on IS militants in Syria and Iraq.
President Hollande said France had been "attacked in a cowardly shameful and violent way" and vowed to be "merciless" in its response to IS militants.President Hollande said France had been "attacked in a cowardly shameful and violent way" and vowed to be "merciless" in its response to IS militants.
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