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| Paris attacks: brother of Salah Abdeslam unaware of suspect's whereabouts – live | Paris attacks: brother of Salah Abdeslam unaware of suspect's whereabouts – live |
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| 8.22pm GMT20:22 | |
| Anonymous 'to launch cyber-attacks against Isis' | |
| Sam Thielman | |
| One stateless group has declared war on another: Anonymous has said it will launch cyber-attacks on Isis. “Expect us,” said a figure wearing a guy Fawkes mask in a French-language video uploaded to YouTube on Monday. | |
| Through its many social media arms, the hackers’ collective has claimed to be “better hackers” than Isis, and accused companies including San Francisco-based CloudFlare of providing technical assistance to Islamic State. In particular, CloudFlare appears to be providing its security services to the militants’ media center, al-Furqan. On Monday, a pop-up appeared on an Al Furqan site saying that it was “Currently Offline”. | |
| “However, because the site uses CloudFlare’s Always Online ™ technology you can continue to surf a snapshot of the site.” | |
| Security analyst Evan Kohlmann accused CloudFlare or supporting Isis in January before a congressional subcommittee held in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attacks. “[H]ow does ISIS manage to reliably operate its own official proprietary dot-com social media platform on the Internet in order to disseminate videos such as the beheading of James Foley and the “martyrdom” will of Amedy Coulibaly?” Kohlmann asked rhetorically. “The answer is another San Francisco-based American tech security company called CloudFlare, which aims to shield Internet websites and resources from being targeted by spammers, cybercriminals, and frustrating denial-of-service attacks.” | |
| Kohlmann also listed social messaging applications from Twitter and Facebook to Skype, many of which have terms of service that prohibit incitement to violence and take steps to shut down accounts disseminating it. | |
| Cloudflare, asked by online publication The Kernel about its policies, posted a long response in 2013 by CEO Matthew Prince in which Prince said his service wasn’t responsible for its users. “A website is speech. It is not a bomb,” he wrote. “There is no imminent danger it creates and no provider has an affirmative obligation to monitor and make determinations about the theoretically harmful nature of speech a site may contain.” | |
| A spokesperson for Cloudflare did not immediately respond to requests for comment. | |
| This is the second “attack” by Anonymous on a militant organization this month: earlier in November the group published a list of names it alleged to be members of the Ku Klux Klan. | |
| 8.09pm GMT20:09 | |
| The alleged mastermind of the Paris attacks, Abdel-Hamid Abu Oud, was born to a Moroccan immigrant family 28 years ago in Brussels, write my colleagues Ian Black and Josh Halliday. | |
| His real name was not widely known until it was publicised by French officials on Monday allegedhe was the mastermind of Friday’s attacks in Paris. | |
| [...] In an interview this year Abu Oud spoke confidently of the battle to “terrorise the crusaders waging war against the Muslims”. | |
| For a man at the centre of global manhunt, he was already something of a celebrity. On social media he is referred to by his nom de guerre, Abu Umar al-Belgiki – combining a resonant Sunni Muslim first name with his country of origin. Confusingly, he also called himself Abu Omar Soussi, suggesting a Tunisian connection. | |
| Abu Oud reportedly joined Isis in 2013 along with hundreds of other young Belgian Muslims seeking to fight the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad. He returned home, via Greece, at the end of that year. In March 2014 he appeared in a video in a pickup truck dragging four mutilated corpses behind it to a mass grave. | |
| Read the profile of Abu Oud here: | |
| Related: Abdel-Hamid Abu Oud: alleged mastermind of the Paris attacks | |
| Watch a video about the alleged attackers here: | |
| Updated at 8.16pm GMT | |
| 8.00pm GMT20:00 | |
| Henry McDonald | |
| The only Irish national shot and wounded in the Bataclan Theatre has been named as 32-year-old David Nolan from Cork City. | |
| He has had surgery for a gunshot wound to his leg but is now described as being in a stable condition. Nolan and his girlfriend were attending the Eagles of Death Metal concert on Friday night. Ireland’s Foreign Minister Charles Flanagan confirmed the only Irish victim of the shooting and suicide bomb attacks at the gig was in a stable condition in hospital. Flanagan said officials from the Irish Embassy in Paris and his department in Dublin were in close contact the man and his family. The Minister added: | |
| “I also appeal for full respect be shown at all times for the privacy of the injured Irish citizen and their family following what has been a hugely traumatic experience.” | |
| 7.50pm GMT19:50 | 7.50pm GMT19:50 |
| Wondering how to talk to your children about the Paris attacks? My colleague Anne Perkins has written an insightful how-to: | Wondering how to talk to your children about the Paris attacks? My colleague Anne Perkins has written an insightful how-to: |
| It depends on their age, of course, but it seems to me that if a 9-year-old seems not to have heard about Paris, then leave it that way. On the other hand, a tempting conversational gambit like “how was your day?” may not reveal the whole truth. In my experience, that moment before lights out is the moment when some really searing observation can upset your equilibrium as well as theirs. | It depends on their age, of course, but it seems to me that if a 9-year-old seems not to have heard about Paris, then leave it that way. On the other hand, a tempting conversational gambit like “how was your day?” may not reveal the whole truth. In my experience, that moment before lights out is the moment when some really searing observation can upset your equilibrium as well as theirs. |
| At that point you have to stop and listen. Try to get them to explain what they know, and why it’s scary. Acknowledge that it is reasonable to be scared and horrified. Only after, with your help and encouragement, they have talked through all their anxieties do you come back with the message you may have been bursting to hit them with from the beginning, the one about probability and risk. After all, you are much more likely to be run over by a car than to be the victim of a terror attack. | At that point you have to stop and listen. Try to get them to explain what they know, and why it’s scary. Acknowledge that it is reasonable to be scared and horrified. Only after, with your help and encouragement, they have talked through all their anxieties do you come back with the message you may have been bursting to hit them with from the beginning, the one about probability and risk. After all, you are much more likely to be run over by a car than to be the victim of a terror attack. |
| Even the irrational horror of a school shooting can touch on the need for compassion and empathy. Paris, with all its tricky questions about terrorism, religion and the slaughter of people not much older than them, is in a way easier to talk about as well as more difficult. Easier, because there is an explanation, harder because it is complex. | Even the irrational horror of a school shooting can touch on the need for compassion and empathy. Paris, with all its tricky questions about terrorism, religion and the slaughter of people not much older than them, is in a way easier to talk about as well as more difficult. Easier, because there is an explanation, harder because it is complex. |
| Libération, the French daily, has done this brilliant but not simplistic explanation for kids on Le P’tit Libé (in French). | Libération, the French daily, has done this brilliant but not simplistic explanation for kids on Le P’tit Libé (in French). |
| Updated at 7.51pm GMT | Updated at 7.51pm GMT |
| 7.38pm GMT19:38 | 7.38pm GMT19:38 |
| Isis 'caliphate' setbacks may matter less to group as it changes tack | Isis 'caliphate' setbacks may matter less to group as it changes tack |
| Martin Chulov | Martin Chulov |
| With French jets pounding the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa, US planes targeting its oil tankers and Kurdish forces splitting a supply line from Mosul to Raqqa, the past three days have been among the most difficult that the terror group has faced in its self-declared caliphate. | With French jets pounding the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa, US planes targeting its oil tankers and Kurdish forces splitting a supply line from Mosul to Raqqa, the past three days have been among the most difficult that the terror group has faced in its self-declared caliphate. |
| As the dust settles, Isis’s hold on its original territory and revenues is, perhaps for the first time, showing signs of slipping. The group has lost control of the highway linking the two main hubs of its heartland. And the parallel oil trade, which had generated as much as $40m (£26m) a month even while refineries were being bombed, is now in jeopardy. | As the dust settles, Isis’s hold on its original territory and revenues is, perhaps for the first time, showing signs of slipping. The group has lost control of the highway linking the two main hubs of its heartland. And the parallel oil trade, which had generated as much as $40m (£26m) a month even while refineries were being bombed, is now in jeopardy. |
| The Raqqa strikes, 20 in total, targeted parts of the city that had not been hit before, including a sports stadium, a museum, an equestrian centre and several administration buildings. | The Raqqa strikes, 20 in total, targeted parts of the city that had not been hit before, including a sports stadium, a museum, an equestrian centre and several administration buildings. |
| Residents questioned the usefulness of the strikes, suggesting they had no military purpose, a claim countered by French officials who said planners of the Paris attacks on Friday had given final instructions to the suicide bombers from within Raqqa and that training camps were a primary target. | Residents questioned the usefulness of the strikes, suggesting they had no military purpose, a claim countered by French officials who said planners of the Paris attacks on Friday had given final instructions to the suicide bombers from within Raqqa and that training camps were a primary target. |
| Read the piece in full below and see here for more Guardian reads on Isis: | Read the piece in full below and see here for more Guardian reads on Isis: |
| Related: Isis 'caliphate' setbacks may matter less to group as it changes tack | Related: Isis 'caliphate' setbacks may matter less to group as it changes tack |
| Updated at 7.43pm GMT | Updated at 7.43pm GMT |
| 7.20pm GMT19:20 | 7.20pm GMT19:20 |
| Ian Traynor | Ian Traynor |
| Buried in President Hollande’s earlier sombre speech to both Houses of Parliament is a warning that the European Union could unravel under the twin impact of the terrorism and immigration crises. France has already re-erected national border controls within the 26-country free-travel Schengen zone which has never been under greater stress. | Buried in President Hollande’s earlier sombre speech to both Houses of Parliament is a warning that the European Union could unravel under the twin impact of the terrorism and immigration crises. France has already re-erected national border controls within the 26-country free-travel Schengen zone which has never been under greater stress. |
| Hollande announced a further 1,000 national border control staff, underlining that Schengen has been suspended and raising questions about its survival as one of the biggest acts of European integration. | Hollande announced a further 1,000 national border control staff, underlining that Schengen has been suspended and raising questions about its survival as one of the biggest acts of European integration. |
| “If Europe does not control its external borders, then it’s back to national borders. This would be the dismantling of the European Union,” Hollande warned. | “If Europe does not control its external borders, then it’s back to national borders. This would be the dismantling of the European Union,” Hollande warned. |
| This is precisely the outcome sought by his likely opponent in the next presidential contest in 2017, Marine Le Pen, leader of the anti-EU, anti-immigration rightwing Front National. | This is precisely the outcome sought by his likely opponent in the next presidential contest in 2017, Marine Le Pen, leader of the anti-EU, anti-immigration rightwing Front National. |
| Rightwing nationalists all over Europe are seeking to capitalise on the Paris atrocities to deal a fatal blow to the EU - Nigel Farage in Britain, Geert Wilders in the Netherlands, Heinz-Christian Strache in Austria. None of these are in government, but the new rightwing government in Poland also says Paris means Warsaw has to regain national control of its borders, a view that is supported by the Slovak and Hungarian governments. | Rightwing nationalists all over Europe are seeking to capitalise on the Paris atrocities to deal a fatal blow to the EU - Nigel Farage in Britain, Geert Wilders in the Netherlands, Heinz-Christian Strache in Austria. None of these are in government, but the new rightwing government in Poland also says Paris means Warsaw has to regain national control of its borders, a view that is supported by the Slovak and Hungarian governments. |
| Le Pen argued in ‘I-told-you-so’ remarks that the Paris attacks vindicated her nationalist and anti-immigrant demands. “Our fears and warnings on the possible presence of jihadis among the migrants have now been turned into tangible reality unfortunately.” | Le Pen argued in ‘I-told-you-so’ remarks that the Paris attacks vindicated her nationalist and anti-immigrant demands. “Our fears and warnings on the possible presence of jihadis among the migrants have now been turned into tangible reality unfortunately.” |
| EU interior ministers are to meet in emergency session on Friday in response to the Paris attacks, with robust arguments expected over the borders issue. The crisis puts Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany in a particularly tough spot as the main exponent of open borders and generous immigration policies. | EU interior ministers are to meet in emergency session on Friday in response to the Paris attacks, with robust arguments expected over the borders issue. The crisis puts Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany in a particularly tough spot as the main exponent of open borders and generous immigration policies. |
| 7.13pm GMT19:13 | 7.13pm GMT19:13 |
| Opening Summary | Opening Summary |
| Welcome to our continuing coverage of the aftermath of the attacks in Paris. Here’s what we know so far: | Welcome to our continuing coverage of the aftermath of the attacks in Paris. Here’s what we know so far: |
| François Hollande calls for change to French constitution | François Hollande calls for change to French constitution |
| Obama rules out boots on the ground | Obama rules out boots on the ground |
| Arrests made and suspects tracked across Europe | Arrests made and suspects tracked across Europe |
| French police name more attackers | French police name more attackers |
| Below are some posts from the previous live blog, which has now closed. | Below are some posts from the previous live blog, which has now closed. |
| Updated at 7.38pm GMT | Updated at 7.38pm GMT |
| 7.09pm GMT19:09 | 7.09pm GMT19:09 |
| France to limit events around Paris climate summit | France to limit events around Paris climate summit |
| The French prime minister, Manuel Valls, said on Monday that France will limit the events to core negotiations and will cancel planned marches and concerts in the wake of the attacks. | The French prime minister, Manuel Valls, said on Monday that France will limit the events to core negotiations and will cancel planned marches and concerts in the wake of the attacks. |
| This despite the fact that no foreign leaders had asked France to postpone the 30 November-11 December summit, which would amount to “abdicating to the terrorists”, Valls said. | This despite the fact that no foreign leaders had asked France to postpone the 30 November-11 December summit, which would amount to “abdicating to the terrorists”, Valls said. |
| Environmental activists are due to meet later on Monday, Reuters reports, to rethink plans for a march on 29 November, the eve of the summit, that they had hoped would attract perhaps 200,000 people to put pressure on governments to cut greenhouse gas emissions. | Environmental activists are due to meet later on Monday, Reuters reports, to rethink plans for a march on 29 November, the eve of the summit, that they had hoped would attract perhaps 200,000 people to put pressure on governments to cut greenhouse gas emissions. |
| Mainstream groups say they will respect any bans, decreed under emergency powers in France after the attacks on Friday that France blamed on Islamic State. | Mainstream groups say they will respect any bans, decreed under emergency powers in France after the attacks on Friday that France blamed on Islamic State. |
| 7.09pm GMT19:09 | 7.09pm GMT19:09 |
| Uefa has announced that the Euro 2016 football tournament will remain in France. The country’s hosting of the tournament has come under scrutiny since Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris. | Uefa has announced that the Euro 2016 football tournament will remain in France. The country’s hosting of the tournament has come under scrutiny since Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris. |
| “The Euro final draw will go ahead as scheduled on 12 December at the Palais des Congres in Paris and the final tournament will be played in France from 10 June to 10 July 2016.” | “The Euro final draw will go ahead as scheduled on 12 December at the Palais des Congres in Paris and the final tournament will be played in France from 10 June to 10 July 2016.” |
| But a statement from Uefa on Monday read: “For over three years now, [the tournament organising committee] Euro 2016 SAS has been working closely with the relevant authorities to develop the most appropriate mechanisms in order to guarantee there is a safe and secure tournament and we are confident that the necessary measures will be taken to ensure that is the case for all involved. | But a statement from Uefa on Monday read: “For over three years now, [the tournament organising committee] Euro 2016 SAS has been working closely with the relevant authorities to develop the most appropriate mechanisms in order to guarantee there is a safe and secure tournament and we are confident that the necessary measures will be taken to ensure that is the case for all involved. |
| France’s 1958 World Cup star Just Fontaine was one prominent figure to call on the country to give up hosting rights, claiming: “It is simply too dangerous.” | France’s 1958 World Cup star Just Fontaine was one prominent figure to call on the country to give up hosting rights, claiming: “It is simply too dangerous.” |
| Fontaine, 82, was present at the Stade de France on Friday night when the stadium was one of the venues targeted in what appeared to be coordinated attacks across the French capital. | Fontaine, 82, was present at the Stade de France on Friday night when the stadium was one of the venues targeted in what appeared to be coordinated attacks across the French capital. |
| Updated at 7.28pm GMT | Updated at 7.28pm GMT |
| 7.09pm GMT19:09 | 7.09pm GMT19:09 |
| Brother of fugitive suspect: 'We don't know where he is' | Brother of fugitive suspect: 'We don't know where he is' |
| Mohamed Abdeslam, the brother of two suspects linked to the attacks on Friday in Paris was released by Belgian police this afternoon after several hours in custody. He spoke to the press in the eastern Brussels suburb of Molenbeek: | Mohamed Abdeslam, the brother of two suspects linked to the attacks on Friday in Paris was released by Belgian police this afternoon after several hours in custody. He spoke to the press in the eastern Brussels suburb of Molenbeek: |
| He grew up here, He studied here,” Mohamed said of his brother Salah, the fugitive suspect, in Molenbeek, Belgium. “He’s a completely normal boy.” | He grew up here, He studied here,” Mohamed said of his brother Salah, the fugitive suspect, in Molenbeek, Belgium. “He’s a completely normal boy.” |
| Mohamed said he had been accused of taking part in terrorist acts after his arrest on Saturday, but that the investigating magistrate had believed his alibi for Friday evening. “There are plenty of people in the borough who know me, who know what I’m capable of and what not.” His parents, he added, were “in shock.” He said that like everyone else he had learnt of the atrocities from television. “I am affected by what happened ... I think of the victims, of the families of the victims. But you will also understand that we have a mother, we have a family.” | Mohamed said he had been accused of taking part in terrorist acts after his arrest on Saturday, but that the investigating magistrate had believed his alibi for Friday evening. “There are plenty of people in the borough who know me, who know what I’m capable of and what not.” His parents, he added, were “in shock.” He said that like everyone else he had learnt of the atrocities from television. “I am affected by what happened ... I think of the victims, of the families of the victims. But you will also understand that we have a mother, we have a family.” |
| More on his comments here. | More on his comments here. |
| (via my colleague Ian Traynor) | (via my colleague Ian Traynor) |