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| Paris attacks: police hunt 'ninth suspect' as Germany on alert after Hanover bomb threat – live | Paris attacks: police hunt 'ninth suspect' as Germany on alert after Hanover bomb threat – live |
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| 1.47am GMT01:47 | |
| Raya Jalabi | |
| Milena Denis, an art and design student, was having dinner steps away from La Belle Equipe, one of the locations targeted in Friday night’s attacks. She wrote about her ordeal for the Guardian, and about the stranger who told her to take cover: | |
| I drew this man two days after the Paris attacks. | |
| Last Friday, I was having dinner at the Waly Fay, a restaurant two doors away from La Belle Equipe, where 19 people lost their lives. It was my friend’s birthday. I was there with with my friends, many other people were there with their friends. We heard the gunshots but didn’t understand what was happening. Some of us thought someone had started playing with firecrackers. We stayed inside. | |
| Minutes later, the gunshots were gone, leaving a strange feeling of uncertainty among us. A man from the building opposite us opened his window and looked down on rue de Charonne. He was the only thing I could see from where I was seated. I kept staring at him and he saw our group. He gestured towards us. It meant “move, don’t stay near the windows. Hide in the back.” And that’s what we did. Calmly. Still unsure what was going on. | |
| When the first ambulance arrived, some of us went outside and saw what had happened just steps away from us. And the more I come to realize the dimension of this tragedy, the more I hold on to this man, and his gesture. | |
| I drew this man for myself, to remember. Because I’m glad such people exist. They are the reason people live in cities full of unknown faces like Paris or Beirut. Because strangers, like him, will lend us a hand, perhaps risking their own safety, for no reason other than us being there. His face, one I could trust, holds more value than any other symbol of my city in my mind. | |
| Milena Denis is on Instagram here. | |
| 1.26am GMT01:26 | |
| French newspaper Libération has a scoop: | |
| Scoop : les Anglais nous aiment https://t.co/hftLYKTtO3 pic.twitter.com/U1eHkuRMWi | |
| Updated at 1.29am GMT | |
| 1.16am GMT01:16 | 1.16am GMT01:16 |
| The attackers: what we know so far | The attackers: what we know so far |
| With news that there could have been nine attackers – with two still alive and on the run – here is what is so far known about the terrorists who were directly involved. | With news that there could have been nine attackers – with two still alive and on the run – here is what is so far known about the terrorists who were directly involved. |
| Stade de France | Stade de France |
| Three attackers died as they blew themselves up here: | Three attackers died as they blew themselves up here: |
| Bataclan | Bataclan |
| Three attackers also died here: | Three attackers also died here: |
| Comptoir Voltaire | Comptoir Voltaire |
| Still at large | Still at large |
| 1.05am GMT01:05 | 1.05am GMT01:05 |
| We have video showing scenes as fans were told to leave the stadium in Hanover, 90 minutes ahead of the start of the friendly match before the German and Dutch football teams. | We have video showing scenes as fans were told to leave the stadium in Hanover, 90 minutes ahead of the start of the friendly match before the German and Dutch football teams. |
| Meanwhile, in London, where France was playing England in another friendly game, fans of both teams sang the Marseillaise: | Meanwhile, in London, where France was playing England in another friendly game, fans of both teams sang the Marseillaise: |
| The words Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité were also beamed on to the exterior of Wembley stadium. | The words Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité were also beamed on to the exterior of Wembley stadium. |
| England ultimately beat France 2-0. | England ultimately beat France 2-0. |
| 12.57am GMT00:57 | 12.57am GMT00:57 |
| As yet, no confirmation has been made by German authorities of the veracity of the threats made in Hanover tonight. | As yet, no confirmation has been made by German authorities of the veracity of the threats made in Hanover tonight. |
| At a press conference in Hanover earlier, the German interior minister, Thomas de Maizière, said that the decision to call off the match was made after “an increase in tip-offs in the early evening”, but refused to comment further on the source and extent of the threat. | At a press conference in Hanover earlier, the German interior minister, Thomas de Maizière, said that the decision to call off the match was made after “an increase in tip-offs in the early evening”, but refused to comment further on the source and extent of the threat. |
| De Maizière told reporters: | De Maizière told reporters: |
| It was an extremely tough decision to cancel the match, which was made after many pieces of information indicated a concrete threat. | It was an extremely tough decision to cancel the match, which was made after many pieces of information indicated a concrete threat. |
| Earlier on Tuesday – before the alert – De Maizière had told a press conference that the security situation in Germany was critical and the chances of an attack on German soil “very high”. | Earlier on Tuesday – before the alert – De Maizière had told a press conference that the security situation in Germany was critical and the chances of an attack on German soil “very high”. |
| 12.33am GMT00:33 | 12.33am GMT00:33 |
| Was there a ninth attacker? | Was there a ninth attacker? |
| Investigators now believe there could have been a ninth attacker directly involved in Friday’s nights atrocities, suggesting there could now be two suspects at large, reports my colleague Julian Borger: | Investigators now believe there could have been a ninth attacker directly involved in Friday’s nights atrocities, suggesting there could now be two suspects at large, reports my colleague Julian Borger: |
| French police have said that video footage of the Paris attacks reveals the presence of a ninth, previously unnoticed, jihadi, who could still be at large. | French police have said that video footage of the Paris attacks reveals the presence of a ninth, previously unnoticed, jihadi, who could still be at large. |
| The video shows the new suspect in a black Seat car with two other attackers, opening fire with assault rifles through its window at customers at a bar in central Paris, a source close to the inquiry told Agence France Presse. | The video shows the new suspect in a black Seat car with two other attackers, opening fire with assault rifles through its window at customers at a bar in central Paris, a source close to the inquiry told Agence France Presse. |
| The car was later found abandoned in Paris suburb of Montreuil, with three AK47 rifles in it. | The car was later found abandoned in Paris suburb of Montreuil, with three AK47 rifles in it. |
| On the same night, three attackers died at the Bataclan theatre, and three more at the Stade de France. If there were three people in the Seat, it would bring the total number of attackers to nine. | On the same night, three attackers died at the Bataclan theatre, and three more at the Stade de France. If there were three people in the Seat, it would bring the total number of attackers to nine. |
| One of the other attackers in the car is believed to have been Ibrahim Abdeslam, a Belgian jihadi who blew himself up one Paris’s boulevard Voltaire. | One of the other attackers in the car is believed to have been Ibrahim Abdeslam, a Belgian jihadi who blew himself up one Paris’s boulevard Voltaire. |
| His brother, Salah Abdeslam, is on the run and is the target of a Europe-wide manhunt. | His brother, Salah Abdeslam, is on the run and is the target of a Europe-wide manhunt. |
| If there was another man in the Seat, he is unaccounted for and police were facing the possibility they were chasing two fugitives from the crime scene rather than just one. | If there was another man in the Seat, he is unaccounted for and police were facing the possibility they were chasing two fugitives from the crime scene rather than just one. |
| Salah Abdeslam was last seen crossing the French border to Belgium in the company of two other men early on Saturday morning. Those two alleged accomplices were detained in Brussels over the weekend and charged on Tuesday with terrorism offences for their role in the Paris attacks, after admitting that they had escorted Abdeslam back from the French capital to Brussels. | Salah Abdeslam was last seen crossing the French border to Belgium in the company of two other men early on Saturday morning. Those two alleged accomplices were detained in Brussels over the weekend and charged on Tuesday with terrorism offences for their role in the Paris attacks, after admitting that they had escorted Abdeslam back from the French capital to Brussels. |
| You can read the full report here: | You can read the full report here: |
| Related: French police hunt for second fugitive believed to be involved in Paris attacks | Related: French police hunt for second fugitive believed to be involved in Paris attacks |
| 12.27am GMT00:27 | 12.27am GMT00:27 |
| French president François Hollande is to visit the US next week to discuss “further cooperation as part of the counter-Isil [Isis] coalition”, the White House has confirmed. | French president François Hollande is to visit the US next week to discuss “further cooperation as part of the counter-Isil [Isis] coalition”, the White House has confirmed. |
| The statement reads: | The statement reads: |
| President Obama will host President François Hollande of France for a meeting in the Oval Office on Tuesday, November 24, in the wake of the horrific terrorist attacks in Paris of November 13. | President Obama will host President François Hollande of France for a meeting in the Oval Office on Tuesday, November 24, in the wake of the horrific terrorist attacks in Paris of November 13. |
| This visit will underscore the friendship and solidarity between the United States and France, our oldest ally. | This visit will underscore the friendship and solidarity between the United States and France, our oldest ally. |
| President Obama and President Hollande will consult and coordinate our efforts to assist France’s investigation into these attacks, discuss further cooperation as part of the 65-member counter-ISIL coalition, and reiterate our shared determination to confront the scourge of terrorism. | President Obama and President Hollande will consult and coordinate our efforts to assist France’s investigation into these attacks, discuss further cooperation as part of the 65-member counter-ISIL coalition, and reiterate our shared determination to confront the scourge of terrorism. |
| 12.19am GMT00:19 | 12.19am GMT00:19 |
| French media has further detail on the mobile (cell) phone reportedly found close to the Bataclan. | French media has further detail on the mobile (cell) phone reportedly found close to the Bataclan. |
| ITélé reports that the phone contained a detailed map of the inside of the music venue, as well as a message sent minutes before the attack: “On y va” (“let’s go”). | ITélé reports that the phone contained a detailed map of the inside of the music venue, as well as a message sent minutes before the attack: “On y va” (“let’s go”). |
| Un portable de kamikaze retrouvé au bataclan. A l intérieur un plan détaillé de la salle et le sms "on y va" envoyé qq mn avant l'attaque | Un portable de kamikaze retrouvé au bataclan. A l intérieur un plan détaillé de la salle et le sms "on y va" envoyé qq mn avant l'attaque |
| 12.10am GMT00:10 | 12.10am GMT00:10 |
| Phone found with 'let's go' message – reports | Phone found with 'let's go' message – reports |
| Reuters reports: | Reuters reports: |
| A cell phone has been found near the site of one of Friday’s Paris shootings with a map of the music venue that was attacked and a text message on it saying words to the effect of “let’s go”, a source with knowledge of the investigations said. | A cell phone has been found near the site of one of Friday’s Paris shootings with a map of the music venue that was attacked and a text message on it saying words to the effect of “let’s go”, a source with knowledge of the investigations said. |
| Confirming reports on French web site Mediapart and US television channel CNN, the source said the phone was found in a dustbin near the Bataclan concert hall where the bloodiest of the shootings took place. | Confirming reports on French web site Mediapart and US television channel CNN, the source said the phone was found in a dustbin near the Bataclan concert hall where the bloodiest of the shootings took place. |
| CNN reports that the message was found on an encrypted app on the phone. | CNN reports that the message was found on an encrypted app on the phone. |
| The Guardian has not yet been able to verify the reports independently. | The Guardian has not yet been able to verify the reports independently. |
| 11.56pm GMT23:56 | 11.56pm GMT23:56 |
| Opening summary | Opening summary |
| Welcome to continuing live coverage as we follow events in the wake of the attacks on Paris on Friday. | Welcome to continuing live coverage as we follow events in the wake of the attacks on Paris on Friday. |
| The latest key developments centre on the hunt for what police now believe could be two attackers on the run, and a “concrete” terrorist threat in Germany, forcing the cancellation of a football match in Hanover. | The latest key developments centre on the hunt for what police now believe could be two attackers on the run, and a “concrete” terrorist threat in Germany, forcing the cancellation of a football match in Hanover. |
| Here are the key points: | Here are the key points: |
| Hanover | Hanover |
| More on Hanover here. | More on Hanover here. |
| Paris | Paris |
| Fresh anti-Isis strikes | Fresh anti-Isis strikes |
| Updated at 12.18am GMT | Updated at 12.18am GMT |