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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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| I cannot think of a more potent recruitment tool for Isil [Isis] than some of the rhetoric that’s been coming out of here during the course of this debate… | |
| They are scared of widows and orphans coming into the United States of America as part of our tradition of compassion. | |
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| 2.39am GMT02:39 | |
| And a bit more from Obama: | |
| They’ve been playing on fear to score political points or to advance their campaigns and it’s irresponsible. | |
| It needs to stop because the world is watching. | |
| People did not “resort to fear and panic” after the Boston marathon bombing, he said: | |
| People went to the ball game that week, and sang the national anthem. And went back to the stores and went back to the streets. | |
| That’s how you defeat Isil, not by trying to divide the country. | |
| 2.29am GMT02:29 | 2.29am GMT02:29 |
| Further details of those very strong comments from President Obama on Republican efforts to stop the US taking Syrian refugees in the wake of the Paris attacks. | Further details of those very strong comments from President Obama on Republican efforts to stop the US taking Syrian refugees in the wake of the Paris attacks. |
| He described comments about refugees by a number of US politicians as “offensive” and “political posturing”: | He described comments about refugees by a number of US politicians as “offensive” and “political posturing”: |
| We are not well served when, in response to a terrorist attack, we descend into fear and panic. | We are not well served when, in response to a terrorist attack, we descend into fear and panic. |
| We don’t make good decisions if it’s based on hysteria or an exaggeration of risks. | |
| When individuals say we should have a religious test and that only Christians, proven Christians should be admitted, that’s offensive. | When individuals say we should have a religious test and that only Christians, proven Christians should be admitted, that’s offensive. |
| I cannot think of a more potent recruitment tool for Isil [Isis] than some of the rhetoric that’s been coming out of here during the course of this debate. | I cannot think of a more potent recruitment tool for Isil [Isis] than some of the rhetoric that’s been coming out of here during the course of this debate. |
| Isil seeks to exploit the idea that there’s war between Islam and the West, and when you see individuals in positions of responsibility suggesting Christians are more worthy of protection than Muslims are in a war-torn land, that feeds the Isil narrative. | |
| It’s counter-productive. And it needs to stop. | |
| And I would add, these are the same folks who suggested they’re so tough that just ‘talk to Putin’ or staring down Isil [will work] … but they are scared of widows and orphans coming into the United States of America as part of our tradition of compassion. | |
| At first they were too scared of the press being too tough on them in the debates. Now they are scared of three-year-old orphans. That doesn’t seem so tough to me. | At first they were too scared of the press being too tough on them in the debates. Now they are scared of three-year-old orphans. That doesn’t seem so tough to me. |
| (Republican presidential candidates Jeb Bush and Ted Cruz have called for Syrian Christians to be given priority for resettlement in the US.) | |
| Updated at 2.46am GMT | |
| 2.13am GMT02:13 | 2.13am GMT02:13 |
| US president Barack Obama, who is in the Philippines attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, has responded to the clamour among Republicans in the US to halt the country’s acceptance of refugees from Syria. | US president Barack Obama, who is in the Philippines attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, has responded to the clamour among Republicans in the US to halt the country’s acceptance of refugees from Syria. |
| The House speaker, Paul Ryan, announced on Tuesday that he had formed a taskforce to examine ways of forcing Obama’s hand on the issue: | The House speaker, Paul Ryan, announced on Tuesday that he had formed a taskforce to examine ways of forcing Obama’s hand on the issue: |
| Our nation has always been welcoming but we cannot let terrorists take advantage of our compassion. | Our nation has always been welcoming but we cannot let terrorists take advantage of our compassion. |
| This is a moment where it is better to be safe than to be sorry, so we think the prudent, the responsible thing is to take a pause in this particular aspect of this refugee program in order to verify that terrorists are not looking to infiltrate the refugee program. | This is a moment where it is better to be safe than to be sorry, so we think the prudent, the responsible thing is to take a pause in this particular aspect of this refugee program in order to verify that terrorists are not looking to infiltrate the refugee program. |
| Fifteen state governors, including one Democrat, have already said they will not accept refugees from Syria but under federal law they have little power to block their entry into the country. | Fifteen state governors, including one Democrat, have already said they will not accept refugees from Syria but under federal law they have little power to block their entry into the country. |
| Obama, speaking in Manila on Wednesday said that he saw “hysteria and exaggeration of risk” in some of the opposition: | Obama, speaking in Manila on Wednesday said that he saw “hysteria and exaggeration of risk” in some of the opposition: |
| It needs to stop because the world is watching. | It needs to stop because the world is watching. |
| Obama: "Cannot think of a more potent recruitment tool for #ISIS than some of the rhetoric during the course of this debate." #refugees | Obama: "Cannot think of a more potent recruitment tool for #ISIS than some of the rhetoric during the course of this debate." #refugees |
| Obama: "Apparently they are scared of widows and orphans coming into the United States of America." #refugees | Obama: "Apparently they are scared of widows and orphans coming into the United States of America." #refugees |
| 1.57am GMT01:57 | 1.57am GMT01:57 |
| The cars: what do we know | The cars: what do we know |
| Various cars have been linked to the suspects involved in the Paris attacks. Here’s what we know about them: | Various cars have been linked to the suspects involved in the Paris attacks. Here’s what we know about them: |
| The black Seat | The black Seat |
| On Sunday, police found a black Seat car abandoned in the east Parisian suburb of Montreuil. The rental car, which was Belgian-registered, reportedly contained three Kalashnikovs. | On Sunday, police found a black Seat car abandoned in the east Parisian suburb of Montreuil. The rental car, which was Belgian-registered, reportedly contained three Kalashnikovs. |
| Video unearthed on Tuesday showed an unidentified person travelling in the black Seat with two other attackers, spotted in a video found by investigators on Tuesday. The Seat was used by gunmen who opened fire on people in restaurants in the 10th and 11th arrondisssments. | Video unearthed on Tuesday showed an unidentified person travelling in the black Seat with two other attackers, spotted in a video found by investigators on Tuesday. The Seat was used by gunmen who opened fire on people in restaurants in the 10th and 11th arrondisssments. |
| One of the attackers in the car is believed to have been Ibrahim Abdeslam, who blew himself up on boulevard Voltaire. | One of the attackers in the car is believed to have been Ibrahim Abdeslam, who blew himself up on boulevard Voltaire. |
| The black Renault Clio | The black Renault Clio |
| A black Renault Clio was found in in Albert Kahn Square, in the 18th arrondissement on Tuesday. It is believed to have been rented by Salah Abdeslam, but it is unclear what its purpose was in the plot. | A black Renault Clio was found in in Albert Kahn Square, in the 18th arrondissement on Tuesday. It is believed to have been rented by Salah Abdeslam, but it is unclear what its purpose was in the plot. |
| Islamic State’s official statement claiming responsibility mentioned attacks in the 10th, 11th and the 18th district. No attack took place in the 18th district on Friday. | Islamic State’s official statement claiming responsibility mentioned attacks in the 10th, 11th and the 18th district. No attack took place in the 18th district on Friday. |
| The grey VW Polo | The grey VW Polo |
| The Polo was rented in Belgium by Salah Abdeslam and found near the Bataclan after the attacks. | The Polo was rented in Belgium by Salah Abdeslam and found near the Bataclan after the attacks. |
| The VW Golf | The VW Golf |
| Salah Abdeslam was stopped by police travelling in a Volkswagen Golf with two other men in a routine check near the French-Belgian border early on Saturday morning. The men were allowed to continue their journey, because their names were not yet on a wanted list. | Salah Abdeslam was stopped by police travelling in a Volkswagen Golf with two other men in a routine check near the French-Belgian border early on Saturday morning. The men were allowed to continue their journey, because their names were not yet on a wanted list. |
| Abdeslam’s two companions, Mohammed Amri, 27, and Hamza Attouh, 21, were charged on Tuesday with terrorism offences after admitting that they had driven Abdeslam back from the French capital to Brussels. | Abdeslam’s two companions, Mohammed Amri, 27, and Hamza Attouh, 21, were charged on Tuesday with terrorism offences after admitting that they had driven Abdeslam back from the French capital to Brussels. |
| The VW Golf with Montenegrin plates | The VW Golf with Montenegrin plates |
| On 5 November, a 51-year-old Montenegrin man was stopped in another Volkswagen Golf, this one with Montenegrin plates, near Germany’s border with Austria. Officials found automatic weapons, dynamite, hand grenades and ammunition. The suspect’s mobile phone and GPS system indicated he was en route to Paris. The man is in custody in Bavaria in southern Germany on suspicion of trying to supply arms and explosives to the Paris attackers, authorities in Munich have said. | On 5 November, a 51-year-old Montenegrin man was stopped in another Volkswagen Golf, this one with Montenegrin plates, near Germany’s border with Austria. Officials found automatic weapons, dynamite, hand grenades and ammunition. The suspect’s mobile phone and GPS system indicated he was en route to Paris. The man is in custody in Bavaria in southern Germany on suspicion of trying to supply arms and explosives to the Paris attackers, authorities in Munich have said. |
| 1.47am GMT01:47 | 1.47am GMT01:47 |
| Raya Jalabi | 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: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | Milena Denis is on Instagram here. |
| 1.26am GMT01:26 | 1.26am GMT01:26 |
| French newspaper Libération has a scoop: | French newspaper Libération has a scoop: |
| Scoop : les Anglais nous aiment https://t.co/hftLYKTtO3 pic.twitter.com/U1eHkuRMWi | Scoop : les Anglais nous aiment https://t.co/hftLYKTtO3 pic.twitter.com/U1eHkuRMWi |
| Updated at 1.29am GMT | 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 |