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| Paris attacks: Two die in hunt for 'mastermind' Abaaoud | Paris attacks: Two die in hunt for 'mastermind' Abaaoud |
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| A woman has blown herself up and a suspect was shot dead during a police raid on a flat in a Paris suburb, while seven arrests were made. | A woman has blown herself up and a suspect was shot dead during a police raid on a flat in a Paris suburb, while seven arrests were made. |
| Police targeted the flat in Saint-Denis in a search for the alleged mastermind of Friday's gun and bomb attacks in Paris, when 129 people were killed. | Police targeted the flat in Saint-Denis in a search for the alleged mastermind of Friday's gun and bomb attacks in Paris, when 129 people were killed. |
| The fate of Abdelhamid Abaaoud, previously thought to be in Syria, is still unclear. | The fate of Abdelhamid Abaaoud, previously thought to be in Syria, is still unclear. |
| A government spokesman said remains of a third body may be under the rubble. | A government spokesman said remains of a third body may be under the rubble. |
| Prosecutor Francois Molins announced earlier that intelligence indicated Abaaoud was in Paris. | Prosecutor Francois Molins announced earlier that intelligence indicated Abaaoud was in Paris. |
| All victims of Friday's attacks - which targeted a concert hall, cafes and the Stade de France stadium and were claimed by the so-called Islamic State (IS) group - have now been identified, the government said. | All victims of Friday's attacks - which targeted a concert hall, cafes and the Stade de France stadium and were claimed by the so-called Islamic State (IS) group - have now been identified, the government said. |
| Follow the latest live events | Follow the latest live events |
| In other developments | In other developments |
| The police operation in Saint-Denis - where the Stade de France is located - began at 04:20 (03:20 GMT). | The police operation in Saint-Denis - where the Stade de France is located - began at 04:20 (03:20 GMT). |
| Speaking from the scene afterwards, Mr Molins said it had been ordered after phone taps and surveillance operations suggested Abaaoud, a Belgian of Moroccan descent, could be there. | Speaking from the scene afterwards, Mr Molins said it had been ordered after phone taps and surveillance operations suggested Abaaoud, a Belgian of Moroccan descent, could be there. |
| The prosecutor said a young woman - said by France's BFMTV to be a relative of Abaaoud - had detonated her explosives belt soon after the raid began. | The prosecutor said a young woman - said by France's BFMTV to be a relative of Abaaoud - had detonated her explosives belt soon after the raid began. |
| Another suspect was killed by grenades and police bullets, Mr Molins said. | Another suspect was killed by grenades and police bullets, Mr Molins said. |
| The spokesman for the French interior ministry, Pierre-Henry Brandet, later told French TV station BFMTV that work was being done to establish whether the remains of a "third terrorist" were buried in the rubble. | The spokesman for the French interior ministry, Pierre-Henry Brandet, later told French TV station BFMTV that work was being done to establish whether the remains of a "third terrorist" were buried in the rubble. |
| Five members of the RAID police anti-terrorism unit were lightly injured while a RAID "assault dog", a seven-year-old Belgian Shepherd called Diesel, was killed. | Five members of the RAID police anti-terrorism unit were lightly injured while a RAID "assault dog", a seven-year-old Belgian Shepherd called Diesel, was killed. |
| Three men were arrested in the apartment. Two others were found hiding in rubble and a further two - including the man who provided the lodging - were also detained, he said. | Three men were arrested in the apartment. Two others were found hiding in rubble and a further two - including the man who provided the lodging - were also detained, he said. |
| He did not give the identities of those detained. | He did not give the identities of those detained. |
| Multicultural Saint-Denis: by the BBC's Cagil Kasapoglu | Multicultural Saint-Denis: by the BBC's Cagil Kasapoglu |
| Saint-Denis is a multicultural, multi-religious, multi-ethnic suburb or banlieue. There are Africans, Indians, Chinese, Turkish and many more from different backgrounds. | Saint-Denis is a multicultural, multi-religious, multi-ethnic suburb or banlieue. There are Africans, Indians, Chinese, Turkish and many more from different backgrounds. |
| Many have "sans-papiers" status - meaning they do not yet have a legal status and an ID which would allow them to find a job. | Many have "sans-papiers" status - meaning they do not yet have a legal status and an ID which would allow them to find a job. |
| During my visit to Saint-Denis on Tuesday, I heard quite a lot of "us versus them" when people talked about the "Parisians" and themselves in the banlieues. | During my visit to Saint-Denis on Tuesday, I heard quite a lot of "us versus them" when people talked about the "Parisians" and themselves in the banlieues. |
| Saint Denis youths unmoved by attacks | Saint Denis youths unmoved by attacks |
| As the operation got under way, roads were blocked off around Rue de la Republique in Saint-Denis, by lorry-loads of soldiers and armed police. | As the operation got under way, roads were blocked off around Rue de la Republique in Saint-Denis, by lorry-loads of soldiers and armed police. |
| Local residents, who were urged to stay indoors, spoke of hearing continuous gunshots and large explosions. | Local residents, who were urged to stay indoors, spoke of hearing continuous gunshots and large explosions. |
| Amine Guizani told the Associated Press: "They were shooting for an hour, non-stop. There were grenades. It was going, stopping, Kalashnikovs, starting again." | Amine Guizani told the Associated Press: "They were shooting for an hour, non-stop. There were grenades. It was going, stopping, Kalashnikovs, starting again." |
| French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve praised the security forces for operating "under fire for a number of hours in conditions that we have never seen before today". | French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve praised the security forces for operating "under fire for a number of hours in conditions that we have never seen before today". |
| More on the Paris attacks | More on the Paris attacks |
| Special report: In-depth coverage of the attacks and their aftermath | Special report: In-depth coverage of the attacks and their aftermath |
| The near simultaneous attacks on Friday Friday left more than 400 people wounded, with 221 still in hospital, 57 of them in intensive care. | The near simultaneous attacks on Friday Friday left more than 400 people wounded, with 221 still in hospital, 57 of them in intensive care. |
| European countries are on high alert. On Tuesday evening, a football friendly between Germany and the Netherlands was cancelled shortly before kick-off and two Air France planes heading to Paris from the US were diverted because of security threats. | European countries are on high alert. On Tuesday evening, a football friendly between Germany and the Netherlands was cancelled shortly before kick-off and two Air France planes heading to Paris from the US were diverted because of security threats. |
| IS said it had carried out the attacks in response to France's air campaign against its leadership in Syria, and pledged further bloodshed. | IS said it had carried out the attacks in response to France's air campaign against its leadership in Syria, and pledged further bloodshed. |
| French President Francois Hollande said on Wednesday that IS threatened the whole world and he would be seeking a "large coalition" to work together to defeat the militant group. | French President Francois Hollande said on Wednesday that IS threatened the whole world and he would be seeking a "large coalition" to work together to defeat the militant group. |
| What is Islamic State? | What is Islamic State? |
| IS is a notoriously violent Islamist group which controls large parts of Syria and Iraq. It has declared its territory a caliphate - a state governed in accordance with Islamic law - under its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. | IS is a notoriously violent Islamist group which controls large parts of Syria and Iraq. It has declared its territory a caliphate - a state governed in accordance with Islamic law - under its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. |
| What does it want? | What does it want? |
| IS demands allegiance from all Muslims, rejects national borders and seeks to expand its territory. It follows its own extreme version of Sunni Islam and regards non-believers as deserving of death. | IS demands allegiance from all Muslims, rejects national borders and seeks to expand its territory. It follows its own extreme version of Sunni Islam and regards non-believers as deserving of death. |
| How strong is IS? | How strong is IS? |
| IS projects a powerful image, partly through propaganda and sheer brutality, and is the world's richest insurgent group. It has about 30,000 fighters but is facing daily bombing by a US-led multi-national coalition, which has vowed to destroy it. | IS projects a powerful image, partly through propaganda and sheer brutality, and is the world's richest insurgent group. It has about 30,000 fighters but is facing daily bombing by a US-led multi-national coalition, which has vowed to destroy it. |
| What is Islamic State? | What is Islamic State? |
| 'No timetable' for Syria strikes vote | 'No timetable' for Syria strikes vote |