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1.44am GMT01:44
There were three birthday parties being held at cafe La Belle Equipe, when gunmen opened fire and killed 19 people.
Eleven of the victims were celebrating the 35th birthday of Tunisian waitress Houda Saadi, the Daily Mail reported. Five, including Saadi, were staff members from the nearby Cafe des Ange, it said.
“They killed everybody, My two sisters, my friends and my sister’s friends that were there,” said her brother, Khaled, who was inside the restaurant when the shooting began.
“It lasted a minute in total, but it was very long. I then went out of the restaurant and they were all dead or suffering.”
Halima Saadi, 36-years-old and a mother of two, died on the spot. Houda was also shot and died in hospital of her injuries.
1.25am GMT01:25
The shield of a member of the BRI - a French police force special unit - after the assault on Bataclan.
Bouclier de tête de la BRI lors de l'assaut au Bataclan (document @20Minutes) #ParisAttacks #AttentatsParis pic.twitter.com/wlwmGrDN6w
1.14am GMT01:14
UN humanitarian chief Stephen O’Brien has urged members of the Security Council not to squander momentum to end the Syrian conflict, AP reports.
O’Brien pointed to the 13.5m people in need of aid, the more than 4m Syrians seeking refuge, and the continuing indiscriminate use of weapons.
He said some 400,000 Syrians have made the perilous journey across the Mediterranean this year representing over 50% of those heading to Europe by sea and without a political settlement, more will follow every day even as winter approaches.
He urged world leaders to seize the momentum from this weekend’s international talks in Vienna to put an end to “this horrendous war” that has cost an estimated 250,000 lives, given rise to extremist and terrorist groups, and reduced much of what was once a middle-income country “to rubble.”
O’Brien addressed the council hours after the United Nations and the leaders of Britain, Germany, Norway and Kuwait issued a joint announcement saying they will host a conference in London in February to step up funding for the Syrian humanitarian crisis.
12.57am GMT00:5712.57am GMT00:57
Katie Healy, the girlfriend of Irishman David Nolan, who was shot and injured at the Eagles of Death Metal concert, has told RTÉ News of their ordeal at the Bataclan.Katie Healy, the girlfriend of Irishman David Nolan, who was shot and injured at the Eagles of Death Metal concert, has told RTÉ News of their ordeal at the Bataclan.
I felt a splash on my shoulder while I was watching the concert and I turned to David thinking it was someone spilling a drink. We then heard gunfire and [saw] sparks and flashing. We realised what was happening and the crowd fell to the side. Everybody got up to run and gunshots started again, so we lay on the ground among the bodies of everyone who stood with us and just played dead.I felt a splash on my shoulder while I was watching the concert and I turned to David thinking it was someone spilling a drink. We then heard gunfire and [saw] sparks and flashing. We realised what was happening and the crowd fell to the side. Everybody got up to run and gunshots started again, so we lay on the ground among the bodies of everyone who stood with us and just played dead.
We’re not sure exactly at what point David was shot. He threw himself on top of me twice - both times when we fell - and covered me making sure my head and chest was covered as best as he could. It became quiet and you could hear everybody moaning, and single shots started to fire and we realised the gunmen were walking around killing everyone laying there with us.We’re not sure exactly at what point David was shot. He threw himself on top of me twice - both times when we fell - and covered me making sure my head and chest was covered as best as he could. It became quiet and you could hear everybody moaning, and single shots started to fire and we realised the gunmen were walking around killing everyone laying there with us.
We saw the foot of a gunman who walked past us, and we said out goodbyes and as we realised what was about to happen to us, someone opened a door somewhere and we just ran.”We saw the foot of a gunman who walked past us, and we said out goodbyes and as we realised what was about to happen to us, someone opened a door somewhere and we just ran.”
You can listen to Healy’s account in full in the embedded video below.You can listen to Healy’s account in full in the embedded video below.
Katie Healy tells RTÉ News both her and her boyfriend are 'beyond lucky' to survive Paris terror attacks https://t.co/j7pwAjCcHTKatie Healy tells RTÉ News both her and her boyfriend are 'beyond lucky' to survive Paris terror attacks https://t.co/j7pwAjCcHT
12.40am GMT00:4012.40am GMT00:40
A friendly international football match between Belgium and Spain has been cancelled due to the attacks. The already sold-out game was scheduled for Tuesday in Brussels, but the Belgian Football Association has said the security risk to players and fans was too great.A friendly international football match between Belgium and Spain has been cancelled due to the attacks. The already sold-out game was scheduled for Tuesday in Brussels, but the Belgian Football Association has said the security risk to players and fans was too great.
“We regret very much that such a friendly match between two highly motivated teams must be canceled so late and understand that many fans will be disappointed,” said a statement on the Belgian FA website.“We regret very much that such a friendly match between two highly motivated teams must be canceled so late and understand that many fans will be disappointed,” said a statement on the Belgian FA website.
“However in these exceptional circumstances, we can not take risks with the safety of our players and supporters.”“However in these exceptional circumstances, we can not take risks with the safety of our players and supporters.”
A match between France and England is still set to go ahead at Wembley on Tuesday night.A match between France and England is still set to go ahead at Wembley on Tuesday night.
12.11am GMT00:1112.11am GMT00:11
Latest summaryLatest summary
Here is what we know so far:Here is what we know so far:
UN hits back at worldwide calls to turn back refugeesUN hits back at worldwide calls to turn back refugees
François Hollande calls for change to French constitutionFrançois Hollande calls for change to French constitution
Obama rules out boots on the groundObama rules out boots on the ground
Arrests made and suspects tracked across EuropeArrests made and suspects tracked across Europe
French police name more attackersFrench police name more attackers
That’s it from me in New York. Helen Davidson will be taking over the live blog from Sydney.That’s it from me in New York. Helen Davidson will be taking over the live blog from Sydney.
12.01am GMT00:0112.01am GMT00:01
Two weeks ago, the mayor of Molenbeek ordered the closure of a neighbourhood bar where Brussels police had found young men dealing drugs and smoking dope over the summer, Reuters reports.Two weeks ago, the mayor of Molenbeek ordered the closure of a neighbourhood bar where Brussels police had found young men dealing drugs and smoking dope over the summer, Reuters reports.
Brahim Abdeslam’s journey from barkeeper to suicide bomber remains a mystery, along with the whereabouts of his younger brother Salah, now on the run as Europe’s most wanted man but until recently the manager of Brahim’s bar, Les Beguines.Brahim Abdeslam’s journey from barkeeper to suicide bomber remains a mystery, along with the whereabouts of his younger brother Salah, now on the run as Europe’s most wanted man but until recently the manager of Brahim’s bar, Les Beguines.
The brothers sold the business just six weeks ago.The brothers sold the business just six weeks ago.
There is a seeming disconnect between the ownership by Muslims – whose religion forbids the use of alcohol and tobacco– of a bar, where drugs were being dealt, on a quiet street in the low-rent Brussels borough of Molenbeek who have become the focus of a manhunt for violent Islamists with ties to Syria. Yet time and again, investigations after attacks like those that killed 129 people in Paris have uncovered tales of workaday Arab immigrant lives, assimilated to the profane daily cares and pleasures of European cities, that have turned, unseen to family and friends, into explosions of pious, suicidal fanaticism.There is a seeming disconnect between the ownership by Muslims – whose religion forbids the use of alcohol and tobacco– of a bar, where drugs were being dealt, on a quiet street in the low-rent Brussels borough of Molenbeek who have become the focus of a manhunt for violent Islamists with ties to Syria. Yet time and again, investigations after attacks like those that killed 129 people in Paris have uncovered tales of workaday Arab immigrant lives, assimilated to the profane daily cares and pleasures of European cities, that have turned, unseen to family and friends, into explosions of pious, suicidal fanaticism.
More on the attackers here.More on the attackers here.
Related: Paris attack suspects: what do we know about them?Related: Paris attack suspects: what do we know about them?
11.42pm GMT23:4211.42pm GMT23:42
Twitter account @EnMémoire (In memory) has been posting the names, ages, nationalities and photos of the victims of Friday’s attacks, with short tributes to them:Twitter account @EnMémoire (In memory) has been posting the names, ages, nationalities and photos of the victims of Friday’s attacks, with short tributes to them:
Juan Alberto González Garrido, 29, Spain. An engineer who lived in Paris, married his wife this summer. #enmémoire pic.twitter.com/F0eMRBwkKlJuan Alberto González Garrido, 29, Spain. An engineer who lived in Paris, married his wife this summer. #enmémoire pic.twitter.com/F0eMRBwkKl
Asta Diakite, France. Her cousin, footballer @Lass_Officiel, called her his "big sister." #enmémoire pic.twitter.com/ghUx7eQqq9Asta Diakite, France. Her cousin, footballer @Lass_Officiel, called her his "big sister." #enmémoire pic.twitter.com/ghUx7eQqq9
Thomas Ayad, 32, France. Worked in the music industry, loved rock & roll. "The coolest guy on earth.” #enmémoire pic.twitter.com/SoaUoXuZvpThomas Ayad, 32, France. Worked in the music industry, loved rock & roll. "The coolest guy on earth.” #enmémoire pic.twitter.com/SoaUoXuZvp
We have been documenting what we know about the victims here:We have been documenting what we know about the victims here:
Related: Architect, student, engineer and critic among identified Paris attack victimsRelated: Architect, student, engineer and critic among identified Paris attack victims
11.25pm GMT23:2511.25pm GMT23:25
Esther AddleyEsther Addley
How Jean Jullien’s simple doodle spread around the worldHow Jean Jullien’s simple doodle spread around the world
The first thing Jean Jullien did when he heard about the Paris attacks was reach for paper and his paintbrush, and sketch a simple image on his lap. Late on Friday evening, he posted it on to his Instagram and Twitter pages: a quick doodle of the Eiffel tower inside a circle, in an adaption of the peace symbol originally used by the nuclear disarmament movement.The first thing Jean Jullien did when he heard about the Paris attacks was reach for paper and his paintbrush, and sketch a simple image on his lap. Late on Friday evening, he posted it on to his Instagram and Twitter pages: a quick doodle of the Eiffel tower inside a circle, in an adaption of the peace symbol originally used by the nuclear disarmament movement.
Jullien is a graphic designer originally from Nantes but based in London. It wasn’t particularly an illustrator’s response, he said, “more an instinctive, human reaction”.Jullien is a graphic designer originally from Nantes but based in London. It wasn’t particularly an illustrator’s response, he said, “more an instinctive, human reaction”.
But the simplicity of his design, rendered in just a few brush strokes, did not diminish its power. In the days since the atrocities, his arresting image, captioned “Peace for Paris”, has been shared many thousands of times on social media worldwide, becoming a global expression of solidarity, resistance and hope for peace.But the simplicity of his design, rendered in just a few brush strokes, did not diminish its power. In the days since the atrocities, his arresting image, captioned “Peace for Paris”, has been shared many thousands of times on social media worldwide, becoming a global expression of solidarity, resistance and hope for peace.
Related: How Jean Jullien's simple doodle spread around the worldRelated: How Jean Jullien's simple doodle spread around the world
11.13pm GMT23:1311.13pm GMT23:13
Sam ThielmanSam Thielman
In the US, privacy advocates reacted with outrage after NYPD commissioner Bill Bratton and CIA director John Brennan separately declared that the attacks in Paris ought to encourage tech companies to create “back doors” into encryption.In the US, privacy advocates reacted with outrage after NYPD commissioner Bill Bratton and CIA director John Brennan separately declared that the attacks in Paris ought to encourage tech companies to create “back doors” into encryption.
Brennan cited “technological capabilities” that made it difficult “for intelligence services to have the insight they need” and said he hoped the events in Paris would be “a wake-up call”.Brennan cited “technological capabilities” that made it difficult “for intelligence services to have the insight they need” and said he hoped the events in Paris would be “a wake-up call”.
Bratton told MSNBC host and former Republican congressman Joe Scarborough that “You have to be on the offense. Offense is intelligence” on MSNBC, and said that encryption was a problem. “We are losing a lot of that intelligence momentum because of that issue.”Bratton told MSNBC host and former Republican congressman Joe Scarborough that “You have to be on the offense. Offense is intelligence” on MSNBC, and said that encryption was a problem. “We are losing a lot of that intelligence momentum because of that issue.”
Privacy advocate Lauren Weinstein, who worked on the Department of Defense’s proto-internet project Arpanet, said secure encryption backdoors are a pure impossibility.Privacy advocate Lauren Weinstein, who worked on the Department of Defense’s proto-internet project Arpanet, said secure encryption backdoors are a pure impossibility.
“If there was a scientifically provable way to do this, we could have the discussion,” Weinstein told the Guardian, “but it doesn’t make sense to have the discussion when everybody who’s looked at this and is honest about it says that it would make us more vulnerable.“If there was a scientifically provable way to do this, we could have the discussion,” Weinstein told the Guardian, “but it doesn’t make sense to have the discussion when everybody who’s looked at this and is honest about it says that it would make us more vulnerable.
“The math will get you every time.”“The math will get you every time.”
“At this point there is no confirmation that end-to-end encryption was used by the attackers, much less that the use of that encryption is what led the world’s intelligence services to fail to detect the plot before the tragedy,” wrote Electronic Frontier Foundation executive director Cindy Cohn.“At this point there is no confirmation that end-to-end encryption was used by the attackers, much less that the use of that encryption is what led the world’s intelligence services to fail to detect the plot before the tragedy,” wrote Electronic Frontier Foundation executive director Cindy Cohn.
“Any ‘backdoor’ into our communications will inevitably (and perhaps primarily) be used for illegal and repressive purposes rather than lawful ones,” said Cohn.“Any ‘backdoor’ into our communications will inevitably (and perhaps primarily) be used for illegal and repressive purposes rather than lawful ones,” said Cohn.
Updated at 12.51am GMTUpdated at 12.51am GMT
10.59pm GMT22:5910.59pm GMT22:59
Angelique ChrisafisAngelique Chrisafis
François Hollande’s historic Versailles speech – in which he hammered home that France was “at war” and promised to “eradicate terrorism” – was the most martial performance he has ever given. It marked the completion of an intriguing transformation that has taken place over several years: of the socialist who was once derided as a soft, conflict-avoidant, blancmange-like “marshmallow” into a self-styled “chief of war”.François Hollande’s historic Versailles speech – in which he hammered home that France was “at war” and promised to “eradicate terrorism” – was the most martial performance he has ever given. It marked the completion of an intriguing transformation that has taken place over several years: of the socialist who was once derided as a soft, conflict-avoidant, blancmange-like “marshmallow” into a self-styled “chief of war”.
Hollande’s blistering war-talk, security clampdown, and vow to destroy Islamic State across the world marks a sharp turnaround for the French left and will inevitably be compared to George W Bush’s political rhetoric after America’s September 11 attacks. But the Bush comparison does not stand up entirely – the French context of homegrown terrorism makes matters far more complex and nuanced. “We’re not in a war of civilisation because these killers don’t represent one,” said Hollande. “We’re at war against jihadi terrorism.”Hollande’s blistering war-talk, security clampdown, and vow to destroy Islamic State across the world marks a sharp turnaround for the French left and will inevitably be compared to George W Bush’s political rhetoric after America’s September 11 attacks. But the Bush comparison does not stand up entirely – the French context of homegrown terrorism makes matters far more complex and nuanced. “We’re not in a war of civilisation because these killers don’t represent one,” said Hollande. “We’re at war against jihadi terrorism.”
Yet it is clear that the coordinated Paris terrorist attacks that left 129 dead and 352 injured in the worst assault on French soil since the second world war have changed the direction of Hollande’s politics. This was the speech of a leader fighting for his own political survival.Yet it is clear that the coordinated Paris terrorist attacks that left 129 dead and 352 injured in the worst assault on French soil since the second world war have changed the direction of Hollande’s politics. This was the speech of a leader fighting for his own political survival.
The least popular French president in modern history, Hollande had very few arms at his disposal, having already pulled out all the stops after January’s attackson the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a Paris kosher grocery store. In the wake of those attacks, he had already introduced a raft of draconian surveillance powers, put thousands of soldiers on the streets of France, hardened laws on hate-speech, cracked down on “speech that glorified terrorism” and launched airstrikes on Isis targets in Syria. And yet, still France was hit once again.The least popular French president in modern history, Hollande had very few arms at his disposal, having already pulled out all the stops after January’s attackson the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a Paris kosher grocery store. In the wake of those attacks, he had already introduced a raft of draconian surveillance powers, put thousands of soldiers on the streets of France, hardened laws on hate-speech, cracked down on “speech that glorified terrorism” and launched airstrikes on Isis targets in Syria. And yet, still France was hit once again.
10.48pm GMT22:4810.48pm GMT22:48
After earlier reports that Isis had threatened an attack on Washington, right-wing terrorism analyst Rita Katz has – surprisingly – called for calm:After earlier reports that Isis had threatened an attack on Washington, right-wing terrorism analyst Rita Katz has – surprisingly – called for calm:
Such rallying threats are routine in ISIS releases after it pulls off attacks (and even when it doesn’t). IS releases, as well as chatter from its fighters, have long called for lone wolf operations inside of America, claiming that they will eventually place the group’s black flag atop of the White House.Such rallying threats are routine in ISIS releases after it pulls off attacks (and even when it doesn’t). IS releases, as well as chatter from its fighters, have long called for lone wolf operations inside of America, claiming that they will eventually place the group’s black flag atop of the White House.
[...]Given the magnitude of the Paris attacks, I’m sure there are plenty of similar releases yet to come from the group. There is no doubt a strong link between words and actions when it comes to IS, and these threats that must be taken seriously. But, despite the power that such releases might have, they are nothing new, and we shouldn’t mistake rhetoric for legitimate intelligence.[...]Given the magnitude of the Paris attacks, I’m sure there are plenty of similar releases yet to come from the group. There is no doubt a strong link between words and actions when it comes to IS, and these threats that must be taken seriously. But, despite the power that such releases might have, they are nothing new, and we shouldn’t mistake rhetoric for legitimate intelligence.
Read her piece in full here.Read her piece in full here.
10.28pm GMT22:2810.28pm GMT22:28
More pictures of the Tricolore in Paris ...More pictures of the Tricolore in Paris ...
Le Secrétaire d'Etat @JohnKerry & @USAmbFrance illuminent @USEmbassyFrance aux couleurs de la France pic.twitter.com/BNNqaUzotDLe Secrétaire d'Etat @JohnKerry & @USAmbFrance illuminent @USEmbassyFrance aux couleurs de la France pic.twitter.com/BNNqaUzotD
... and Brussels... and Brussels
#Brussels City Hall lit up in Bleu Blanc Rouge, French flag colors tonight #ParisAttacks #Molenbeek #Belgium #France pic.twitter.com/Qln2ShWarB#Brussels City Hall lit up in Bleu Blanc Rouge, French flag colors tonight #ParisAttacks #Molenbeek #Belgium #France pic.twitter.com/Qln2ShWarB
10.09pm GMT22:0910.09pm GMT22:09
UN hits back at worldwide calls to turn back refugeesUN hits back at worldwide calls to turn back refugees
The UN has said that refusing refugees after the Paris attacks is not the “way to go”, amid calls to scale back plans to accept refugees by politicians from eastern Europe to North America.The UN has said that refusing refugees after the Paris attacks is not the “way to go”, amid calls to scale back plans to accept refugees by politicians from eastern Europe to North America.
European countries, Canada and the United States are facing calls to deny entry to refugees after French investigators said one of the Paris attackers was a Syrian national who may have slipped into Europe as part of a wave of migrants.European countries, Canada and the United States are facing calls to deny entry to refugees after French investigators said one of the Paris attackers was a Syrian national who may have slipped into Europe as part of a wave of migrants.
In Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has faced calls to delay bringing in 25,000 Syrian refugees by the end of the year due to security concerns prompted by the Paris terror attacks. While an online petition against fast-tracking Syrian asylum seekers’ bids to relocate to Canada gained steam, the premier of Saskatchewan province, Brad Wall, urged the prime minister to “suspend” the move.In Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has faced calls to delay bringing in 25,000 Syrian refugees by the end of the year due to security concerns prompted by the Paris terror attacks. While an online petition against fast-tracking Syrian asylum seekers’ bids to relocate to Canada gained steam, the premier of Saskatchewan province, Brad Wall, urged the prime minister to “suspend” the move.
Meanwhile, in the US, a growing list of governors and lawmakers are moving to block US acceptance of Syrian refugees, inciting outrage from the Muslim and immigrant communities who say it is Muslims who have suffered the most from Isis attacks, write my colleagues Ryan Felton, Tom Dart and Matthew Teague:Meanwhile, in the US, a growing list of governors and lawmakers are moving to block US acceptance of Syrian refugees, inciting outrage from the Muslim and immigrant communities who say it is Muslims who have suffered the most from Isis attacks, write my colleagues Ryan Felton, Tom Dart and Matthew Teague:
At least 15 states have expressed resistance to accepting Syrian refugees attempting to flee their country’s civil war, and the list is rapidly expanding. Several governors are working to prevent refugee resettlement in their state directly, while other governors and several members of Congress are urging federal action.At least 15 states have expressed resistance to accepting Syrian refugees attempting to flee their country’s civil war, and the list is rapidly expanding. Several governors are working to prevent refugee resettlement in their state directly, while other governors and several members of Congress are urging federal action.
Michigan governor Rick Snyder was among the first to initiate the resistance campaign, suspending his state’s Syrian refugee resettlement program. The move was an about-face for the governor, who had held out his state as a haven for resettling refugees, particularly those from Syria.Michigan governor Rick Snyder was among the first to initiate the resistance campaign, suspending his state’s Syrian refugee resettlement program. The move was an about-face for the governor, who had held out his state as a haven for resettling refugees, particularly those from Syria.
In Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said, “In a deliberate and organised way, terrorists have exploited mass migration by mingling in the mass of people leaving their homes in the hope of a better life”.In Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said, “In a deliberate and organised way, terrorists have exploited mass migration by mingling in the mass of people leaving their homes in the hope of a better life”.
His right-wing government has taken a hard line against migrants, sealing the country’s southern borders with razor-wire fence and repeatedly claiming that the influx of mostly Muslim refugees threatened the continent’s Christian identity.His right-wing government has taken a hard line against migrants, sealing the country’s southern borders with razor-wire fence and repeatedly claiming that the influx of mostly Muslim refugees threatened the continent’s Christian identity.
Orban slammed the European Union for being “adrift, weak and incompetent”, saying top officials should have done more to prevent the attacks in the French capital.Orban slammed the European Union for being “adrift, weak and incompetent”, saying top officials should have done more to prevent the attacks in the French capital.
In Poland, the new right-wing, eurosceptic government was sworn signalling it would take a hard line on Europe’s biggest migrant crisis since World War II - even floating the idea of sending Syrians back to “liberate” their country.In Poland, the new right-wing, eurosceptic government was sworn signalling it would take a hard line on Europe’s biggest migrant crisis since World War II - even floating the idea of sending Syrians back to “liberate” their country.
Updated at 10.43pm GMTUpdated at 10.43pm GMT
9.56pm GMT21:569.56pm GMT21:56
A French Muslim students association, Étudiants Musulmans de France, released a video on Sunday condemning the deadly Paris attacks, and expressing solidarity with those affected by the violence.A French Muslim students association, Étudiants Musulmans de France, released a video on Sunday condemning the deadly Paris attacks, and expressing solidarity with those affected by the violence.
The video has been making the rounds on social media using the hashtag, #NousSommesUnis (We Are United, in English), and has been viewed more than 200,000 times.The video has been making the rounds on social media using the hashtag, #NousSommesUnis (We Are United, in English), and has been viewed more than 200,000 times.
The words spoken in the video are available in the comments under the video on Youtube in French, here’s a rough translation in English:The words spoken in the video are available in the comments under the video on Youtube in French, here’s a rough translation in English:
One for all and all for HumanityOne for all and all for Humanity
Nearly 120 dead. One Hundred wounded. 3 days of mourning because of 8 suspected terrorists.France is plunged into chaos and fright.And me, I remain speechless.Nearly 120 dead. One Hundred wounded. 3 days of mourning because of 8 suspected terrorists.France is plunged into chaos and fright.And me, I remain speechless.
They think they can lead a war against the CrusadersAnd invoke the Qu’ran while relying on its versesBut shedding the blood of an innocent does not correspond to any lawsIf they don’t understand that, I don’t understand them.They think they can lead a war against the CrusadersAnd invoke the Qu’ran while relying on its versesBut shedding the blood of an innocent does not correspond to any lawsIf they don’t understand that, I don’t understand them.
Will my heart be left enough time to scar?Between Charlie Hebdo, the Thalys and Paris submerged‘My France hurts’, my heart cries outAs my faith follows my heart.Will my heart be left enough time to scar?Between Charlie Hebdo, the Thalys and Paris submerged‘My France hurts’, my heart cries outAs my faith follows my heart.
My faith, whose foundations have been shakenBy 120 dead and millions of broken heartsBy the acts of the terrorists, who were convinced of their choiceBut true faith will always condemns these attacks.My faith, whose foundations have been shakenBy 120 dead and millions of broken heartsBy the acts of the terrorists, who were convinced of their choiceBut true faith will always condemns these attacks.
They wanted to weaken France. They reinforced the hearts of the FrenchOne cry will be loudest: that of fraternityOne for all and all for humanityWe are and will always stay united, forevermore.They wanted to weaken France. They reinforced the hearts of the FrenchOne cry will be loudest: that of fraternityOne for all and all for humanityWe are and will always stay united, forevermore.
Updated at 10.44pm GMTUpdated at 10.44pm GMT
9.41pm GMT21:419.41pm GMT21:41
“I was held hostage by Isis. They fear our unity more than our airstrikes”, writes Nicholas Henin, a French journalist who was held captive by Isis for 10 months:“I was held hostage by Isis. They fear our unity more than our airstrikes”, writes Nicholas Henin, a French journalist who was held captive by Isis for 10 months:
As a proud Frenchman I am as distressed as anyone about the events in Paris. But I am not shocked or incredulous. I know Islamic State. I spent 10 months as an Isis hostage, and I know for sure that our pain, our grief, our hopes, our lives do not touch them. Theirs is a world apart.As a proud Frenchman I am as distressed as anyone about the events in Paris. But I am not shocked or incredulous. I know Islamic State. I spent 10 months as an Isis hostage, and I know for sure that our pain, our grief, our hopes, our lives do not touch them. Theirs is a world apart.
Most people only know them from their propaganda material, but I have seen behind that. In my time as their captive, I met perhaps a dozen of them, includingMohammed Emwazi: Jihadi John was one of my jailers. He nicknamed me “Baldy”.Most people only know them from their propaganda material, but I have seen behind that. In my time as their captive, I met perhaps a dozen of them, includingMohammed Emwazi: Jihadi John was one of my jailers. He nicknamed me “Baldy”.
Even now I sometimes chat with them on social media, and can tell you that much of what you think of them results from their brand of marketing and public relations. They present themselves to the public as superheroes, but away from the camera are a bit pathetic in many ways: street kids drunk on ideology and power. In France we have a saying – stupid and evil. I found them more stupid than evil. That is not to understate the murderous potential of stupidity.Even now I sometimes chat with them on social media, and can tell you that much of what you think of them results from their brand of marketing and public relations. They present themselves to the public as superheroes, but away from the camera are a bit pathetic in many ways: street kids drunk on ideology and power. In France we have a saying – stupid and evil. I found them more stupid than evil. That is not to understate the murderous potential of stupidity.
[...] Why France? For many reasons perhaps, but I think they identified my country as a weak link in Europe – as a place where divisions could be sown easily. That’s why, when I am asked how we should respond, I say that we must act responsibly.[...] Why France? For many reasons perhaps, but I think they identified my country as a weak link in Europe – as a place where divisions could be sown easily. That’s why, when I am asked how we should respond, I say that we must act responsibly.
And yet more bombs will be our response. I am no apologist for Isis. How could I be? But everything I know tells me this is a mistake. The bombardment will be huge, a symbol of righteous anger. Within 48 hours of the atrocity, fighter planes conducted their most spectacular munitions raid yet in Syria, dropping more than 20 bombs on Raqqa, an Isis stronghold. Revenge was perhaps inevitable, but what’s needed is deliberation. My fear is that this reaction will make a bad situation worse.And yet more bombs will be our response. I am no apologist for Isis. How could I be? But everything I know tells me this is a mistake. The bombardment will be huge, a symbol of righteous anger. Within 48 hours of the atrocity, fighter planes conducted their most spectacular munitions raid yet in Syria, dropping more than 20 bombs on Raqqa, an Isis stronghold. Revenge was perhaps inevitable, but what’s needed is deliberation. My fear is that this reaction will make a bad situation worse.
While we are trying to destroy Isis, what of the 500,000 civilians still living and trapped in Raqqa? What of their safety? What of the very real prospect that by failing to think this through, we turn many of them into extremists? The priority must be to protect these people, not to take more bombs toSyria. We need no-fly zones – zones closed to Russians, the regime, the coalition. The Syrian people need security or they themselves will turn to groups such as Isis.While we are trying to destroy Isis, what of the 500,000 civilians still living and trapped in Raqqa? What of their safety? What of the very real prospect that by failing to think this through, we turn many of them into extremists? The priority must be to protect these people, not to take more bombs toSyria. We need no-fly zones – zones closed to Russians, the regime, the coalition. The Syrian people need security or they themselves will turn to groups such as Isis.
Read more about Henin’s experiences in his piece below:Read more about Henin’s experiences in his piece below:
Related: I was held hostage by Isis. They fear our unity more than our airstrikes | Nicolas HéninRelated: I was held hostage by Isis. They fear our unity more than our airstrikes | Nicolas Hénin
Updated at 10.45pm GMTUpdated at 10.45pm GMT
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Citing a government source, AFP has said that French nationals returning from Syria may be put under house arrest:Citing a government source, AFP has said that French nationals returning from Syria may be put under house arrest:
#BREAKING French nationals returning from Syria may be put under house arrest, government source says#BREAKING French nationals returning from Syria may be put under house arrest, government source says
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French police have just conducted a raid in the Neudorf neighbourhood of Strasbourg in northeastern France, where witnesses were thought to have spotted Salah Abdeslam, the fugitive suspect.French police have just conducted a raid in the Neudorf neighbourhood of Strasbourg in northeastern France, where witnesses were thought to have spotted Salah Abdeslam, the fugitive suspect.
The residents of the building were confined to the gymnasium, but Abdeslam wasn't found, according to local radio France Bleu Alsace.The residents of the building were confined to the gymnasium, but Abdeslam wasn't found, according to local radio France Bleu Alsace.
Opération de police en cours à #Strasbourg Neudorf #SalahAbdeslam aurait été vu ds un immeuble du quartier. Habtts confinés dans un gymnase.Opération de police en cours à #Strasbourg Neudorf #SalahAbdeslam aurait été vu ds un immeuble du quartier. Habtts confinés dans un gymnase.
#Strasbourg : opération finie au Neudorf #SalahAbdeslam ne s'y trouve pas https://t.co/3AFgw3WV1U pic.twitter.com/orEHX6DR4b#Strasbourg : opération finie au Neudorf #SalahAbdeslam ne s'y trouve pas https://t.co/3AFgw3WV1U pic.twitter.com/orEHX6DR4b
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Le Figaro is reporting that French police have found an apartment has been found in Bobigny, a northern suburb of Paris which was also the site of pre-dawn raids on Monday morning.Le Figaro is reporting that French police have found an apartment has been found in Bobigny, a northern suburb of Paris which was also the site of pre-dawn raids on Monday morning.
According to our information, after having searched the GPS on the Seat Leon, investigators located an apartment in Bobigny which was rented, according to the landlord, to Brahim Abdeslam, one of the named perpetrators of Friday night’s attacks. He had been using it for a week prior to the attacks. The police found mobile phones and sim cards, indicating this could be the location where the attackers came together before launching the attacks on Friday.According to our information, after having searched the GPS on the Seat Leon, investigators located an apartment in Bobigny which was rented, according to the landlord, to Brahim Abdeslam, one of the named perpetrators of Friday night’s attacks. He had been using it for a week prior to the attacks. The police found mobile phones and sim cards, indicating this could be the location where the attackers came together before launching the attacks on Friday.
(Original in French here).(Original in French here).
Updated at 10.27pm GMTUpdated at 10.27pm GMT
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Julian BorgerJulian Borger
With every new piece of information that has come to light about the perpetrators of the Paris attacks, it has become clearer that the intelligence services in France and Belgium knew about their jihadi backgrounds.With every new piece of information that has come to light about the perpetrators of the Paris attacks, it has become clearer that the intelligence services in France and Belgium knew about their jihadi backgrounds.
Several had dossiers identifying them as radicals. At least five had travelled to fight in Syria and returned to homes in France or Belgium. They were dots on the radar screen but the security services failed to join them up and so overlooked the gathering conspiracy.Several had dossiers identifying them as radicals. At least five had travelled to fight in Syria and returned to homes in France or Belgium. They were dots on the radar screen but the security services failed to join them up and so overlooked the gathering conspiracy.
“What we know is that most of these people came back from Syria and nobody stopped them,” said Natalie Goulet, a member of the French senate foreign and defence committee. “Whatever the reform that has been implemented [in the intelligence agencies] it’s not working.”“What we know is that most of these people came back from Syria and nobody stopped them,” said Natalie Goulet, a member of the French senate foreign and defence committee. “Whatever the reform that has been implemented [in the intelligence agencies] it’s not working.”
In Belgium, the parliamentary committee with oversight of the country’s intelligence services has opened an inquiry into the failings in the run-up to the attacks. A Green MP, Stefaan Van Hecke said: “It appears that the terrorists managed to evade the intelligence radar and the police. The question is to know what more we can do now.”In Belgium, the parliamentary committee with oversight of the country’s intelligence services has opened an inquiry into the failings in the run-up to the attacks. A Green MP, Stefaan Van Hecke said: “It appears that the terrorists managed to evade the intelligence radar and the police. The question is to know what more we can do now.”
Abdel-Hamid Abu Oud, who French authorities said on Monday was the mastermind behind the attack, had been identified as an accomplice of two jihadis who were killed in a shootout at a house in the eastern Belgian town of Verviers in January. By his own account, they had travelled back from Syria with him the previous year and set up a safe house there.Abdel-Hamid Abu Oud, who French authorities said on Monday was the mastermind behind the attack, had been identified as an accomplice of two jihadis who were killed in a shootout at a house in the eastern Belgian town of Verviers in January. By his own account, they had travelled back from Syria with him the previous year and set up a safe house there.
Read Julian’s piece in full here.Read Julian’s piece in full here.
Updated at 10.43pm GMTUpdated at 10.43pm GMT
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Kerry: 'Tonight, we are all Parisians'Kerry: 'Tonight, we are all Parisians'
US secretary of state John Kerry arrived in Paris on Monday to pay respects to the victims of the Paris terror attacks, and to highlight Washington’s support for a key ally in the way against Isis.US secretary of state John Kerry arrived in Paris on Monday to pay respects to the victims of the Paris terror attacks, and to highlight Washington’s support for a key ally in the way against Isis.
Saying the United States and France were “not only friends, we are family,” Kerry vowed to keep up the fight against Islamic State.Saying the United States and France were “not only friends, we are family,” Kerry vowed to keep up the fight against Islamic State.
Kerry said the conflict against the Islamic State militants is not a clash of civilizations.Kerry said the conflict against the Islamic State militants is not a clash of civilizations.
“They are in fact psychopathic monsters. There’s nothing civilized about them,” Kerry said.“They are in fact psychopathic monsters. There’s nothing civilized about them,” Kerry said.
State Department spokesman John Kirby said Kerry will meet and thank U.S. Embassy staffers and hold talks with French officials.State Department spokesman John Kirby said Kerry will meet and thank U.S. Embassy staffers and hold talks with French officials.
Kerry landed in the French capital under unusual security precautions that precluded journalists accompanying with him from reporting his planned visit – believed to be the first such restriction for a secretary of state’s travel to a European capital.Kerry landed in the French capital under unusual security precautions that precluded journalists accompanying with him from reporting his planned visit – believed to be the first such restriction for a secretary of state’s travel to a European capital.
Updated at 10.43pm GMTUpdated at 10.43pm GMT
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The UN security council observed a minute of silence for victims of the Paris attacks:The UN security council observed a minute of silence for victims of the Paris attacks:
#UN - #UNSC observes a minute of silence for the victims of the #ParisAttacks #AttentatsParis pic.twitter.com/73uRlP8aDE#UN - #UNSC observes a minute of silence for the victims of the #ParisAttacks #AttentatsParis pic.twitter.com/73uRlP8aDE
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Anonymous 'to launch cyber-attacks against Isis'Anonymous 'to launch cyber-attacks against Isis'
Sam ThielmanSam 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.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 centre, al-Furqan. On Monday, a pop-up appeared on an al-Furqan site saying that it was “currently offline”.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 centre, 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.”“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 of 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.”Security analyst Evan Kohlmann accused CloudFlare of 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.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 he 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.”CloudFlare, asked by online publication The Kernel about its policies, posted a long response in 2013 by CEO Matthew Prince in which he 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.A spokesperson for CloudFlare did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
This is the second “attack” by Anonymous on a militant organisation this month: earlier in November the group published a list of names it alleged to be members of the Ku Klux Klan.This is the second “attack” by Anonymous on a militant organisation this month: earlier in November the group published a list of names it alleged to be members of the Ku Klux Klan.
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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.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.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”.[...] 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.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.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:Read the profile of Abu Oud here:
Related: Abdel-Hamid Abu Oud: alleged mastermind of the Paris attacksRelated: Abdel-Hamid Abu Oud: alleged mastermind of the Paris attacks
Watch a video about the alleged attackers here:Watch a video about the alleged attackers here:
Updated at 8.16pm GMTUpdated at 8.16pm GMT
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Henry McDonaldHenry McDonald
The only Irish national shot and wounded in the Bataclan Theatre has been named as 32-year-old David Nolan from Cork City.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 with the man and his family. The Minister added: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 with 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.”“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.”
Updated at 9.29pm GMTUpdated at 9.29pm GMT
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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 GMTUpdated at 7.51pm GMT
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Isis 'caliphate' setbacks may matter less to group as it changes tackIsis 'caliphate' setbacks may matter less to group as it changes tack
Martin ChulovMartin 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 tackRelated: Isis 'caliphate' setbacks may matter less to group as it changes tack
Updated at 7.43pm GMTUpdated at 7.43pm GMT
7.20pm GMT19:207.20pm GMT19:20
Ian TraynorIan 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.
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Opening SummaryOpening 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 constitutionFrançois Hollande calls for change to French constitution
Obama rules out boots on the groundObama rules out boots on the ground
Arrests made and suspects tracked across EuropeArrests made and suspects tracked across Europe
French police name more attackersFrench 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 GMTUpdated at 7.38pm GMT
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France to limit events around Paris climate summitFrance 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.
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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 GMTUpdated at 7.28pm GMT
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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)