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| Paris attacks: suspected mastermind Abdel-Hamid Abu Oud was target of raids – latest news | Paris attacks: suspected mastermind Abdel-Hamid Abu Oud was target of raids – latest news |
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| 2.40pm GMT14:40 | |
| Forensics officers are now scouring the scene of the police raid in St-Denis. | |
| 2.32pm GMT14:32 | |
| 'Two deaths, possibly more' in St-Denis raid | |
| Jon Henley | |
| Bernard Cazeneuve, the interior minister, has told parliament that “at least two people, possibly more” died in the police operation this morning. | |
| It had been reported in French media this morning that a third person had died but was not confirmed by any official statement. | |
| It is also now known that two of the seven people arrested in the St-Denis raid were hospitalised, one of whom has now left hospital but remains under arrest. | |
| Updated at 2.37pm GMT | |
| 2.27pm GMT14:27 | |
| Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has announced that a further 118 raids were carried out last night, 25 arrests have been made, 34 weapons seized and 16 stashes of drugs were found. | |
| In total, 414 raids have taken place over the last three night leading to 60 arrests and 75 weapons have been discovered. The police have also enforced house arrest in 118 properties. | |
| Bilan du jour des perquisitions administratives pic.twitter.com/GDS8iDO8Zc | |
| Officials have previously stressed that the raids are occurring under the ‘state of emergency’ declaration and are not necessarily directly linked to the Paris attacks. | |
| 2.08pm GMT14:08 | 2.08pm GMT14:08 |
| A Spanish security official has said French authorities have sent out a bulletin to police across Europe asking them to watch out for a Citroen Xsara car that could be carrying Salah Abdeslam, the man on the run after his brother was named as one of the suicide bombers in the Paris attacks. | A Spanish security official has said French authorities have sent out a bulletin to police across Europe asking them to watch out for a Citroen Xsara car that could be carrying Salah Abdeslam, the man on the run after his brother was named as one of the suicide bombers in the Paris attacks. |
| Spain’s El Espanol website published the document with the car’s description, naming Abdeslam. | Spain’s El Espanol website published the document with the car’s description, naming Abdeslam. |
| The document reads: “ABDELSLAM, Salah, responsible for the recent attacks in Paris, may have passed into this country.” It also provides details of the number plate of the vehicle. | |
| Updated at 2.15pm GMT | |
| 1.56pm GMT13:56 | 1.56pm GMT13:56 |
| Jessica Elgot | Jessica Elgot |
| We’re continuing our live coverage here in the aftermath of the dramatic raid this morning on an apartment block in the town of St-Denis, near Paris. | We’re continuing our live coverage here in the aftermath of the dramatic raid this morning on an apartment block in the town of St-Denis, near Paris. |
| Here’s what has happened over the past few hours. | Here’s what has happened over the past few hours. |
| Raid on St-Denis | Raid on St-Denis |
| Two people have been killed | Two people have been killed |
| Seven people have been arrested | Seven people have been arrested |
| How the raid unfolded | How the raid unfolded |
| Paris mourns attack victims | Paris mourns attack victims |
| France will remain a country of movement. | France will remain a country of movement. |
| German investigations continue | German investigations continue |
| Airstrikes in Syria | Airstrikes in Syria |
| Updated at 2.01pm GMT | Updated at 2.01pm GMT |