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| Paris attacks: French police launch fresh raids overnight – live | |
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| 8.52am GMT08:52 | |
| A woman who rented a house to Brahim Abdeslam, one of the attackers in Paris on Friday night named by French prosecutors, has described the men she met as “nice and proper.” | |
| She told French broadcaster Europe 1 that a group of men rented her house in the Parisian suburb of Bobigny on Tuesday 10 October, three days before launching a wave of attacks on the French capital. | |
| They were very kind. There was nothing noticeable about them. They were nice, proper, well dressed. | |
| They didn’t have beards and were wearing normal clothes. | |
| They all said they worked for a Belgian company and were in Paris on business. | |
| Updated at 8.53am GMT | |
| 8.40am GMT08:40 | |
| The FSB’s Alexander Bortnikov said investigators had studied the personal belongings, baggage and debris from the aircraft. | |
| An improvised bomb, packed with 1kg of TNT, exploded in mid-air which explained the spread of the aircraft’s parts over a large distance, he told the meeting. | |
| The announcement is the first time the Kremlin has acknowledged a bomb brought down the plane. | |
| Last week Britain’s foreign secretary, Philip Hammond, said there was a “high probability” that a bomb planted by an Islamic State supporter brought down the Russian airliner. | |
| It may have been an individual who was inspired by Isis who was self-radicalised by looking at Isis propaganda and was acting in the name of Isis without necessarily being directed. | |
| Updated at 9.05am GMT | |
| 8.33am GMT08:33 | |
| The Russian announcement on the Sinai crash comes from a meeting between Alexander Bortnikov, the head of Russia’s FSB security service and President Vladimir Putin. He told the Russian president: | |
| One can unequivocally say that it was a terrorist act. | |
| The transcript has been posted on the Kremlin website in the last few minutes, in Russian. | |
| Updated at 8.40am GMT | |
| 8.25am GMT08:25 | 8.25am GMT08:25 |
| Alain Juppé, the former French prime minister who served under Jacques Chirac, has criticised the decision to scrap tens of thousands of jobs in the security services before 2012.He welcomed François Hollande’s decision to create 8,500 more jobs, telling BFMTV: | Alain Juppé, the former French prime minister who served under Jacques Chirac, has criticised the decision to scrap tens of thousands of jobs in the security services before 2012.He welcomed François Hollande’s decision to create 8,500 more jobs, telling BFMTV: |
| What we need is on the one hand political influence and on the other, intervention from people. | What we need is on the one hand political influence and on the other, intervention from people. |
| Creating 8,500 police and security jobs is the right thing to do. We were undoubtedly wrong in 2012 to scrap tens of thousands of jobs. | Creating 8,500 police and security jobs is the right thing to do. We were undoubtedly wrong in 2012 to scrap tens of thousands of jobs. |
| 8.18am GMT08:18 | 8.18am GMT08:18 |
| Terrorist bomb caused Egypt plane crash, Russia announces | Terrorist bomb caused Egypt plane crash, Russia announces |
| Russia’s intelligence agency has announced that traces of explosives were found in the plane that crashed en route from Sharm el-Sheikh. | Russia’s intelligence agency has announced that traces of explosives were found in the plane that crashed en route from Sharm el-Sheikh. |
| The FSB said a bomb went off in the Metrojet airliner which crashed in the Sinai, killing 224 people, as it headed for St Petersburg. It crashed as a result of a “terrorist act”, the head of the service said. | |
| Evidence of explosives has been found by Russian investigators in the debris, the agency said. Putin has now ordered Russian security services to direct their attention to finding those responsible, Reuters reported. | Evidence of explosives has been found by Russian investigators in the debris, the agency said. Putin has now ordered Russian security services to direct their attention to finding those responsible, Reuters reported. |
| Updated at 8.30am GMT | |
| 8.10am GMT08:10 | 8.10am GMT08:10 |
| The French prime minister Manuel Valls said France will exceed its European Union budget deficit target because of increased spending on security. | The French prime minister Manuel Valls said France will exceed its European Union budget deficit target because of increased spending on security. |
| The deficit target will “necessarily be exceeded”, he told France Inter radio, in order to fulfil President Hollande’s pledge on Monday to create 10,000 jobs in the police and gendarmes, as well as boosting the resources of the security services. | The deficit target will “necessarily be exceeded”, he told France Inter radio, in order to fulfil President Hollande’s pledge on Monday to create 10,000 jobs in the police and gendarmes, as well as boosting the resources of the security services. |
| Hollande also announced yesterday that he would seek changed to the French constitution to make it more effective in times of crisis. Valls said he hoped the change would pass. | Hollande also announced yesterday that he would seek changed to the French constitution to make it more effective in times of crisis. Valls said he hoped the change would pass. |
| I trust the opposition to act with a sense of responsibility and we hope that the constitutional reform is done through the Congress. | I trust the opposition to act with a sense of responsibility and we hope that the constitutional reform is done through the Congress. |
| François Hollande will travel to Washington and Moscow next week to meet presidents Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin, Valls said. | François Hollande will travel to Washington and Moscow next week to meet presidents Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin, Valls said. |
| Updated at 8.14am GMT | Updated at 8.14am GMT |
| 7.58am GMT07:58 | 7.58am GMT07:58 |
| French police launch fresh raids overnight | French police launch fresh raids overnight |
| Bernard Cazeneuve, the interior minister, told France Info this morning that 128 searches were conducted on Monday night. | Bernard Cazeneuve, the interior minister, told France Info this morning that 128 searches were conducted on Monday night. |
| The searches were conducted as part of the state of emergency, Cazeneuve said, without giving further details, although the searches are not believed to be directly related to the investigation into Friday’s attacks. | The searches were conducted as part of the state of emergency, Cazeneuve said, without giving further details, although the searches are not believed to be directly related to the investigation into Friday’s attacks. |
| On Monday, raids across France resulted in 23 arrests and the seizure of 31 weapons, including a rocket launcher in Lyon. | On Monday, raids across France resulted in 23 arrests and the seizure of 31 weapons, including a rocket launcher in Lyon. |
| Updated at 8.01am GMT | Updated at 8.01am GMT |
| 7.56am GMT07:56 | 7.56am GMT07:56 |
| Fresh French bombardment of Islamic State targets in Raqqa | Fresh French bombardment of Islamic State targets in Raqqa |
| The French defence ministry has confirmed warplanes carried out fresh raids overnight against the Islamic State self-proclaimed capital of Raqqa in northern Syria, destroying a command centre and training centre. | The French defence ministry has confirmed warplanes carried out fresh raids overnight against the Islamic State self-proclaimed capital of Raqqa in northern Syria, destroying a command centre and training centre. |
| For the second time in 24 hours the French military conducted an air raid against Daesh in Raqqa in Syria. | For the second time in 24 hours the French military conducted an air raid against Daesh in Raqqa in Syria. |
| The raid was carried out just after midnight in western Europe, with 10 Rafale and Mirage 2000 fighters dropping 16 bombs, the ministry said. | The raid was carried out just after midnight in western Europe, with 10 Rafale and Mirage 2000 fighters dropping 16 bombs, the ministry said. |
| Both targets were hit and destroyed simultaneously. | Both targets were hit and destroyed simultaneously. |
| Conducted in coordination with US forces, the raid was aimed at sites identified during reconnaissance missions previously carried out by France. | Conducted in coordination with US forces, the raid was aimed at sites identified during reconnaissance missions previously carried out by France. |
| On Monday, US President Barack Obama announced the United States and France have agreed to step up their exchange of intelligence on potential targets. | On Monday, US President Barack Obama announced the United States and France have agreed to step up their exchange of intelligence on potential targets. |
| President François Hollande announced in a speech on Monday that France will deploy aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle on Thursday, which will triple its airstrike capacity. | President François Hollande announced in a speech on Monday that France will deploy aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle on Thursday, which will triple its airstrike capacity. |
| 7.38am GMT07:38 | 7.38am GMT07:38 |
| What we know so far | What we know so far |
| From London, we are continuing our live coverage of the aftermath of Friday’s Paris attacks. | From London, we are continuing our live coverage of the aftermath of Friday’s Paris attacks. |
| Here’s the latest news. | Here’s the latest news. |
| New round of airstrikes against Isis | New round of airstrikes against Isis |
| Arrests made and suspects tracked across Europe | Arrests made and suspects tracked across Europe |
| UN, Obama hit back at worldwide calls to turn back refugees | UN, Obama hit back at worldwide calls to turn back refugees |
| Belgium - Spain friendly football match cancelled | Belgium - Spain friendly football match cancelled |