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| Paris attacks: 5,000 rounds fired in St-Denis raids, prosecutor says – live | Paris attacks: 5,000 rounds fired in St-Denis raids, prosecutor says – live |
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| 7.17pm GMT19:17 | |
| Air strikes have hit at least 177 targets in Isis’ main oil-producing region inthe last month, Reuters reports, as the US, France and other nations ramp up bombing runs in Syria and Iraq. | |
| Those strikes include 116 oil tanker trucks hit by coalition forces earlier this week as the United States targeted the vehicles for the first time in the wake of last Friday’s suicide and shooting attacks in Paris claimed by Islamic State. | |
| The stepped-up bombing campaign has also targeted oil and gas separation plants, oil rigs, pumps and storage tanks, according to a Reuters tally of air strikes provided by the Pentagon since 22 October. | |
| The civilian fuel trucks hit this week are viewed as a crucial link for the extremist group’s oil business as they are used to transport oil across Islamic State territory and sell it to residents who use it to power generators and vehicles. | |
| “We finally blew up a bunch of oil trucks,” said former State Department counter terrorism coordinator Daniel Benjamin. “It’s not entirely clear to me what took so long.” | |
| Air strikes last year against targets such as mobile refineries had cut the group’s oil revenues from $3m a day to under $1m a day, according to Reuters. The extremists also rely on blackmarket antiquities, extortion and taxation to fund their war and terror campaigns. | |
| 7.03pm GMT19:03 | |
| Molins was extremely cautious with reporters, declining to confirm a “definitive” number for how many people were killed in the raid in St-Denis. | |
| “At this time, I’m not in a position to give a precise and definitive number for the people who died, nor their identities, but there are at least two dead people,” he said. | |
| Molins also said that police were drawn to the neighborhood not only from witness accounts that Abu Oud was nearby but thanks to tapped phone conversations and police surveillance. | |
| He said when the raid began police were initially thwarted by a reinforced door, and that the explosions that rocked the apartment left it structurally unsound, slowing the progress of investigation. | |
| 6.32pm GMT18:32 | 6.32pm GMT18:32 |
| With that the press conference by Paris prosecutor Francois Molins ends. | With that the press conference by Paris prosecutor Francois Molins ends. |
| Updated at 7.17pm GMT | |
| 6.25pm GMT18:25 | 6.25pm GMT18:25 |
| “I cannot give you details about the identities of suspects yet,” Molins says. | “I cannot give you details about the identities of suspects yet,” Molins says. |
| There are two people dead but it will take a bit longer to get the additional details, because the building had to be propped up because it was threatening to collapse. | There are two people dead but it will take a bit longer to get the additional details, because the building had to be propped up because it was threatening to collapse. |
| Police found in the rubble of the attack two men, one injured. They were immediately arrested. | Police found in the rubble of the attack two men, one injured. They were immediately arrested. |
| Two other people were arrested outside, including person who let the militants use and a woman next to him. The search carried out in the apartment showed no explosive weapon. | Two other people were arrested outside, including person who let the militants use and a woman next to him. The search carried out in the apartment showed no explosive weapon. |
| Eight people, including one woman, have been arrested in all, he says. | Eight people, including one woman, have been arrested in all, he says. |
| “Abu Oud is not amongst those arrested. Investigations are underway to identify the dead terrorists and those who were arrested, as well as into anyone who is behind these attacks, whether in France or Syria.” | “Abu Oud is not amongst those arrested. Investigations are underway to identify the dead terrorists and those who were arrested, as well as into anyone who is behind these attacks, whether in France or Syria.” |
| 6.22pm GMT18:22 | 6.22pm GMT18:22 |
| Paris prosecutor: 5,000 rounds fired in St-Denis raid | Paris prosecutor: 5,000 rounds fired in St-Denis raid |
| “They fired 5,000 rounds,” Molins says of the morning firefight between police and militants in St-Denis. | “They fired 5,000 rounds,” Molins says of the morning firefight between police and militants in St-Denis. |
| “The raid managed to arrest three individuals, one wounded in the arm. They’ve been arrested and their identities are being checked. I can’t give you any details about them right now. | “The raid managed to arrest three individuals, one wounded in the arm. They’ve been arrested and their identities are being checked. I can’t give you any details about them right now. |
| “Then there was another explosion by a suicide bomber, and because of the state of the body we haven’t identified this person yet. It leads us to think that the explosion was caused by the woman triggering her explosive vest, but this will have to be checked by forensic examination.” | “Then there was another explosion by a suicide bomber, and because of the state of the body we haven’t identified this person yet. It leads us to think that the explosion was caused by the woman triggering her explosive vest, but this will have to be checked by forensic examination.” |
| This post was corrected to make clear that the rounds were not fired ‘at police’, as originally stated by the translator on the media’s live feed from the prosecutor’s office | |
| Updated at 7.00pm GMT | |
| 6.20pm GMT18:20 | 6.20pm GMT18:20 |
| Continuing down the timeline of the investigation, he repeats that police have not yet identified two of the terrorists responsible for Friday’s attacks. He moves on to today’s operation. | Continuing down the timeline of the investigation, he repeats that police have not yet identified two of the terrorists responsible for Friday’s attacks. He moves on to today’s operation. |
| “The St-Denis apartment might have been a retrenchment site for Abu Oud,” he says, referring to the alleged mastermind of the attacks. “The investigators were led to this building after being given testimony that Abu Oud was in French territory.” | “The St-Denis apartment might have been a retrenchment site for Abu Oud,” he says, referring to the alleged mastermind of the attacks. “The investigators were led to this building after being given testimony that Abu Oud was in French territory.” |
| The testimony was “checked out” rigorously, he says, before police raided the apartment. | The testimony was “checked out” rigorously, he says, before police raided the apartment. |
| 6.18pm GMT18:18 | 6.18pm GMT18:18 |
| Molins says that police found a cellphone in a trash bin behind the Bataclan that had sent the text message “We’re off, we’ve started.” Investigators are trying to determine the recipient of the text. | |
| He adds that police have found “a total war arsenal” including “assault rifles of the Kalashnikov model and explosive belts”. | He adds that police have found “a total war arsenal” including “assault rifles of the Kalashnikov model and explosive belts”. |
| Updated at 7.17pm GMT | |
| 6.16pm GMT18:16 | 6.16pm GMT18:16 |
| “The black Fiat found in Montreuil was used by three men who shot at the terraces of bars and restaurants as can be seen by studying GPS data of the car,” Molins continues. | “The black Fiat found in Montreuil was used by three men who shot at the terraces of bars and restaurants as can be seen by studying GPS data of the car,” Molins continues. |
| “We also found three Kalashnikovs and fingerprints of Abdelslam. We also found five cartridges and a knife.” | “We also found three Kalashnikovs and fingerprints of Abdelslam. We also found five cartridges and a knife.” |
| He repeats that Saleh Abdelslam was stopped by police before his name was well known and allowed to leave, but says that two associates were arrested by Belgian police. He says their role in the attacks or plotting is not yet known. | He repeats that Saleh Abdelslam was stopped by police before his name was well known and allowed to leave, but says that two associates were arrested by Belgian police. He says their role in the attacks or plotting is not yet known. |
| Updated at 6.17pm GMT | Updated at 6.17pm GMT |
| 6.14pm GMT18:14 | 6.14pm GMT18:14 |
| “Investigations which allowed us to establish the significant logistic systems of the terrorists: telephons, weapons and various safehouses,” Molins says. | “Investigations which allowed us to establish the significant logistic systems of the terrorists: telephons, weapons and various safehouses,” Molins says. |
| “Three coordinated units used sophisticated logistics to execute the attacks.” | “Three coordinated units used sophisticated logistics to execute the attacks.” |
| He says three vehicles rented by the Abdelslam brothers by a Belgian company reached the attack sites “virtually in convoy”. | He says three vehicles rented by the Abdelslam brothers by a Belgian company reached the attack sites “virtually in convoy”. |
| 6.12pm GMT18:12 | 6.12pm GMT18:12 |
| Paris prosecutor Francois Molins about to speak to the press. | Paris prosecutor Francois Molins about to speak to the press. |
| “I’m giving this press conference like last Saturday with the head of the police judiciary. Since last Friday there are 130 policeman from the criminal squad and various people from the intelligence and security departments who have joined forces with the judiciary of Paris. I’d like to praise the police and praise my staff. | “I’m giving this press conference like last Saturday with the head of the police judiciary. Since last Friday there are 130 policeman from the criminal squad and various people from the intelligence and security departments who have joined forces with the judiciary of Paris. I’d like to praise the police and praise my staff. |
| “The investigation has progressed well, and the assault last night is proof of this. A terrorist cell was neutralized and seeing their organization and arms, [it’s clear] this cell could have acted.” | “The investigation has progressed well, and the assault last night is proof of this. A terrorist cell was neutralized and seeing their organization and arms, [it’s clear] this cell could have acted.” |
| 5.50pm GMT17:50 | 5.50pm GMT17:50 |
| Paris prosecutor Francois Molins is scheduled to give a press conference at 7pm CET (1pm ET), and French officials are suggesting he will give an update on the investigation of the St-Denis apartment. | Paris prosecutor Francois Molins is scheduled to give a press conference at 7pm CET (1pm ET), and French officials are suggesting he will give an update on the investigation of the St-Denis apartment. |
| French Interior Minister suggests there might be a third body in the rubble in #SaintDenis - and press conference from prosecutor coming up | French Interior Minister suggests there might be a third body in the rubble in #SaintDenis - and press conference from prosecutor coming up |
| 5.39pm GMT17:39 | 5.39pm GMT17:39 |
| Residents in Islamic State’s de facto capital Raqqa are trapped in the Syrian city as the militants attempt to dig in, activists have told Kareem Shaheen in Beirut and Ewen MacAskill in London. | Residents in Islamic State’s de facto capital Raqqa are trapped in the Syrian city as the militants attempt to dig in, activists have told Kareem Shaheen in Beirut and Ewen MacAskill in London. |
| With Raqqa under heavy bombardment and Kurdish and Yazidi forces cutting off a link between the Syrian city and Iraq, Isis militants are trying to consolidate what they can, my colleagues report. | With Raqqa under heavy bombardment and Kurdish and Yazidi forces cutting off a link between the Syrian city and Iraq, Isis militants are trying to consolidate what they can, my colleagues report. |
| “The people feel that they are in a large prison and that at any moment there could be a battle for Raqqa or preparatory airstrikes where they will be the biggest losers,” said Tim Ramadan, an activist with Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, a campaign group that opposes Isis and the Syrian regime. “People are trying as much as they can to get a permit to leave.” | “The people feel that they are in a large prison and that at any moment there could be a battle for Raqqa or preparatory airstrikes where they will be the biggest losers,” said Tim Ramadan, an activist with Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, a campaign group that opposes Isis and the Syrian regime. “People are trying as much as they can to get a permit to leave.” |
| The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a network with wide contacts inside Syria, said 33 militants died in the three-day raids, which targeted locations inside and around Raqqa. The organisation said families of Isis fighters have attempted to flee the city to Mosul, where the militants also hold sway. | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a network with wide contacts inside Syria, said 33 militants died in the three-day raids, which targeted locations inside and around Raqqa. The organisation said families of Isis fighters have attempted to flee the city to Mosul, where the militants also hold sway. |
| Ramadan said there was no obvious displacement in the city, and that Isis has attempted to portray its recent losses in Sinjar and Aleppo as a tactical withdrawal that will pave the way for a counterattack. | Ramadan said there was no obvious displacement in the city, and that Isis has attempted to portray its recent losses in Sinjar and Aleppo as a tactical withdrawal that will pave the way for a counterattack. |
| Related: Isis digging in amid intensified airstrikes in Raqqa, say activists | Related: Isis digging in amid intensified airstrikes in Raqqa, say activists |
| 5.18pm GMT17:18 | 5.18pm GMT17:18 |
| I’m handing over to my colleague Alan Yuhas in New York to continue coverage over the next few hours, when we’ll hopefully get more clarity on the raid at St-Denis from the prosecutor’s press conference, happening shortly. | I’m handing over to my colleague Alan Yuhas in New York to continue coverage over the next few hours, when we’ll hopefully get more clarity on the raid at St-Denis from the prosecutor’s press conference, happening shortly. |
| Here’s what we know so far: | Here’s what we know so far: |
| Raid on St-Denis | Raid on St-Denis |
| Security in Europe | Security in Europe |
| Paris mourns attack victims | Paris mourns attack victims |
| Airstrikes in Syria | Airstrikes in Syria |
| Updated at 5.23pm GMT | Updated at 5.23pm GMT |
| 5.03pm GMT17:03 | 5.03pm GMT17:03 |
| Exclusive - EU travellers to face stricter checks under French border plan | Exclusive - EU travellers to face stricter checks under French border plan |
| Ian Traynor | Ian Traynor |
| Our Europe editor Ian Traynor has the scoop from Brussels on French demands for more rigorous border controls in wake of Paris attacks. | Our Europe editor Ian Traynor has the scoop from Brussels on French demands for more rigorous border controls in wake of Paris attacks. |
| All EU citizens would face much tighter and systematic ID checks when leaving or entering Europe’s 26-country free-travel area, under new demands France is making of its EU partners. | All EU citizens would face much tighter and systematic ID checks when leaving or entering Europe’s 26-country free-travel area, under new demands France is making of its EU partners. |
| A three-page list of demands, obtained by the Guardian, drawn up by the French government for an emergency meeting of EU interior ministers on Friday, also calls for: | A three-page list of demands, obtained by the Guardian, drawn up by the French government for an emergency meeting of EU interior ministers on Friday, also calls for: |
| If accepted by other EU governments, the borders clampdown is almost certain to affect Britons disproportionately since the UK is not part of the Schengen area. | If accepted by other EU governments, the borders clampdown is almost certain to affect Britons disproportionately since the UK is not part of the Schengen area. |
| Read the full story here. | Read the full story here. |
| Related: EU travellers to face stricter checks under French border plan | Related: EU travellers to face stricter checks under French border plan |
| Updated at 5.24pm GMT | Updated at 5.24pm GMT |
| 4.58pm GMT16:58 | 4.58pm GMT16:58 |
| In Molenbeek, the Brussels district that has been one of the flashpoints for police investigations into the Paris attacks, locals are gathering in a show of solidarity with Friday’s victims. | In Molenbeek, the Brussels district that has been one of the flashpoints for police investigations into the Paris attacks, locals are gathering in a show of solidarity with Friday’s victims. |
| The district has been home to several individuals linked to Islamist attacks, including Paris suicide bomber Brahim Abdeslam and his brother Salah, currently on the run. Abdel-Hamid Abu Oud, the alleged mastermind of the attacks also lived in the area. | The district has been home to several individuals linked to Islamist attacks, including Paris suicide bomber Brahim Abdeslam and his brother Salah, currently on the run. Abdel-Hamid Abu Oud, the alleged mastermind of the attacks also lived in the area. |
| The third Abdeslam brother, Mohammed, who was arrested but released without charge yesterday, lives in the area but denied any knowledge of a terror plot. As part of the vigil tonight, reporters said he put candles on his balcony. | The third Abdeslam brother, Mohammed, who was arrested but released without charge yesterday, lives in the area but denied any knowledge of a terror plot. As part of the vigil tonight, reporters said he put candles on his balcony. |
| Mohamed Abdeslam est brievement apparu sur son balcon pr y mettre des bougies. Ca n'a pas échappé aux journalistes. pic.twitter.com/FkPO42yao2 | Mohamed Abdeslam est brievement apparu sur son balcon pr y mettre des bougies. Ca n'a pas échappé aux journalistes. pic.twitter.com/FkPO42yao2 |
| Jewish museum shooting suspect Mehdi Nemmouche also lived in the area, and it was visited by Ahmed Coulibaly, one of the attackers in the January 2015 Charlie Hebdo shootings. | Jewish museum shooting suspect Mehdi Nemmouche also lived in the area, and it was visited by Ahmed Coulibaly, one of the attackers in the January 2015 Charlie Hebdo shootings. |
| Locals, many of them Muslim, have been gathering tonight in the district’s central square in show of solidarity with the victims of the attack on Friday. | Locals, many of them Muslim, have been gathering tonight in the district’s central square in show of solidarity with the victims of the attack on Friday. |
| Rassemblement place communale #molenbeek #paix pic.twitter.com/CjNj9R7xZ7 | Rassemblement place communale #molenbeek #paix pic.twitter.com/CjNj9R7xZ7 |
| So many people gathering to break the fear and tear down the walls. #Molenbeek #Brussels #WithParis #NousSommesUnis pic.twitter.com/DLE5GZaffY | So many people gathering to break the fear and tear down the walls. #Molenbeek #Brussels #WithParis #NousSommesUnis pic.twitter.com/DLE5GZaffY |
| Candles are lit in memory of the Paris victims #Molenbeek pic.twitter.com/b4Ru7RUVyg | Candles are lit in memory of the Paris victims #Molenbeek pic.twitter.com/b4Ru7RUVyg |
| Updated at 5.24pm GMT | Updated at 5.24pm GMT |
| 4.36pm GMT16:36 | 4.36pm GMT16:36 |
| Two police raids have been carried out in an AirFrance hangar and in the Fedex offices in Roissy, not far from the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, Liberation reports. | Two police raids have been carried out in an AirFrance hangar and in the Fedex offices in Roissy, not far from the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, Liberation reports. |
| According to the local authority responsible for airport security, the raids “were not directly linked to the attacks” but they recovered “several objects with a particular link to radicalisation.” | According to the local authority responsible for airport security, the raids “were not directly linked to the attacks” but they recovered “several objects with a particular link to radicalisation.” |
| 4.32pm GMT16:32 | 4.32pm GMT16:32 |
| Eagles of Death Metal issues first statement since attack | Eagles of Death Metal issues first statement since attack |
| Eagles of Death Metal, the rock band who were playing at the Bataclan when suicide bombers killed more than 80 people with guns and explosives, have said they have put their shows on hold until further notice, while paying tribute to the victims of the attack. | Eagles of Death Metal, the rock band who were playing at the Bataclan when suicide bombers killed more than 80 people with guns and explosives, have said they have put their shows on hold until further notice, while paying tribute to the victims of the attack. |
| While the band is now home safe, we are horrified and still trying to come to terms with what happened in France. | While the band is now home safe, we are horrified and still trying to come to terms with what happened in France. |
| Our thoughts and hearts are first and foremost with our brother Nick Alexander [the British man who sold band merchandise at the venue], our record company comrades Thomas Ayad, Marie Mosser, and Manu Perez, and all the friends and fans whose lives were taken in Paris, as well as their friends, families, and loved ones. | Our thoughts and hearts are first and foremost with our brother Nick Alexander [the British man who sold band merchandise at the venue], our record company comrades Thomas Ayad, Marie Mosser, and Manu Perez, and all the friends and fans whose lives were taken in Paris, as well as their friends, families, and loved ones. |
| Although bonded in grief with the victims, the fans, the families, the citizens of Paris, and all those affected by terrorism, we are proud to stand together, with our new family, now united by a common goal of love and compassion. | Although bonded in grief with the victims, the fans, the families, the citizens of Paris, and all those affected by terrorism, we are proud to stand together, with our new family, now united by a common goal of love and compassion. |
| We would like to thank the French police, the FBI, the US and French state departments, and especially all those at ground zero with us who helped each other as best they could during this unimaginable ordeal, proving once again that love overshadows evil. | We would like to thank the French police, the FBI, the US and French state departments, and especially all those at ground zero with us who helped each other as best they could during this unimaginable ordeal, proving once again that love overshadows evil. |
| All EODM shows are on hold until further notice. | All EODM shows are on hold until further notice. |
| Vive la musique, vive la liberté, vive la France, and vive EODM. | Vive la musique, vive la liberté, vive la France, and vive EODM. |
| Updated at 4.35pm GMT | Updated at 4.35pm GMT |
| 4.29pm GMT16:29 | 4.29pm GMT16:29 |
| France’s security spending will be given special treatment in the EU budget deficit rules, the European commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, has said. | France’s security spending will be given special treatment in the EU budget deficit rules, the European commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, has said. |
| We are facing serious terrorist acts. France, as other countries, has to have at its disposal supplementary means. I think that these supplementary means should not be treated as ordinary expenses in the Stability Pact (EU budget rules). | We are facing serious terrorist acts. France, as other countries, has to have at its disposal supplementary means. I think that these supplementary means should not be treated as ordinary expenses in the Stability Pact (EU budget rules). |
| Juncker did underline, however, that the budget leeway was “to ensure citizens’ security” and not to enable France to fight a war. | Juncker did underline, however, that the budget leeway was “to ensure citizens’ security” and not to enable France to fight a war. |
| Updated at 5.25pm GMT | Updated at 5.25pm GMT |
| 4.08pm GMT16:08 | 4.08pm GMT16:08 |
| Abdeslam brothers were interrogated - then released | Abdeslam brothers were interrogated - then released |
| Julian Borger | Julian Borger |
| The Guardian’s diplomatic editor, Julian Borger, has spoken to the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office, who confirmed the two Abdeslam brothers had previously been interrogated. | The Guardian’s diplomatic editor, Julian Borger, has spoken to the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office, who confirmed the two Abdeslam brothers had previously been interrogated. |
| The Belgian prosecutor’s office said that two of the attackers, Brahim and Salah Abdeslam, brothers from the Brussels district of Molenbeek, had been interrogated earlier this year, but had not been detained because they were not seen as a threat. | The Belgian prosecutor’s office said that two of the attackers, Brahim and Salah Abdeslam, brothers from the Brussels district of Molenbeek, had been interrogated earlier this year, but had not been detained because they were not seen as a threat. |
| Brahim, who blew himself up outside a Parisian bar on Friday night, was questioned in February, after Turkish authorities stopped him on suspicion of attempting to go to Syria to fight, and sent him back to Brussels. | Brahim, who blew himself up outside a Parisian bar on Friday night, was questioned in February, after Turkish authorities stopped him on suspicion of attempting to go to Syria to fight, and sent him back to Brussels. |
| “He denied to us that he wanted to go to Syria. When he was interrogated, he just said he had been trying to go on holiday to Turkey,” Eric Van der Sypt, spokesman for the federal prosecutor’s office, told the Guardian. | “He denied to us that he wanted to go to Syria. When he was interrogated, he just said he had been trying to go on holiday to Turkey,” Eric Van der Sypt, spokesman for the federal prosecutor’s office, told the Guardian. |
| “There were no signs he was participating in terrorist activities. He was just a radicalised youngster, and there were no reasons to hold him.” | “There were no signs he was participating in terrorist activities. He was just a radicalised youngster, and there were no reasons to hold him.” |
| Salah Abdeslam, one of the surviving attackers who is still at large, was also questioned, although he had not gone on the Turkish trip and the prosecutor’s office found no evidence he had gone to Syria. | Salah Abdeslam, one of the surviving attackers who is still at large, was also questioned, although he had not gone on the Turkish trip and the prosecutor’s office found no evidence he had gone to Syria. |
| “Not to our knowledge,” Van der Sypt said. He too was not deemed a threat. | “Not to our knowledge,” Van der Sypt said. He too was not deemed a threat. |
| The prosecutor added: “We have over 130 who we know have come back from Syria, and spent a certain amount of time there, and we can hardly follow up on them. We can’t keep an eye on everyone.” | The prosecutor added: “We have over 130 who we know have come back from Syria, and spent a certain amount of time there, and we can hardly follow up on them. We can’t keep an eye on everyone.” |
| Simply increasing the resources of the police and the prosecutors would not solve the problem, Van der Sypt argued | Simply increasing the resources of the police and the prosecutors would not solve the problem, Van der Sypt argued |
| “It’s impossible,” he said. “You could double the effectiveness of the police and the prosecutors which would mean you could keep an eye on more people but would this mean such attacks can be prevented?” | “It’s impossible,” he said. “You could double the effectiveness of the police and the prosecutors which would mean you could keep an eye on more people but would this mean such attacks can be prevented?” |
| He would not comment on a proposal being discussed in the Belgian cabinet to put electronic tagging bracelets on radicals who return from fighting in Syria. | He would not comment on a proposal being discussed in the Belgian cabinet to put electronic tagging bracelets on radicals who return from fighting in Syria. |
| “To start with it is a social problem. That is the basis to it all,” the prosecutor said. “The judicial answer is the last answer. | “To start with it is a social problem. That is the basis to it all,” the prosecutor said. “The judicial answer is the last answer. |
| “More important is prevention of people getting radicalised. There will never, ever be a watertight system to catch people who are going to Syria.” | “More important is prevention of people getting radicalised. There will never, ever be a watertight system to catch people who are going to Syria.” |
| Updated at 5.26pm GMT | Updated at 5.26pm GMT |
| 3.55pm GMT15:55 | 3.55pm GMT15:55 |
| These are the latest images from the French police search of the apartment in St-Denis, showing the extent of the damage to the building. | These are the latest images from the French police search of the apartment in St-Denis, showing the extent of the damage to the building. |
| Updated at 4.10pm GMT | Updated at 4.10pm GMT |
| 3.41pm GMT15:41 | 3.41pm GMT15:41 |
| Marisol Touraine, the French health minister, has told parliament that of the 352 injured during Friday’s night’s attacks, 195 remain in hospital, including 41 in intensive care and three in a life-threatening condition. | Marisol Touraine, the French health minister, has told parliament that of the 352 injured during Friday’s night’s attacks, 195 remain in hospital, including 41 in intensive care and three in a life-threatening condition. |
| 3.40pm GMT15:40 | 3.40pm GMT15:40 |
| Here’s a video from François Hollande’s speech earlier, as he defends his country’s military retaliation, saying that jihadi terrorists have declared war on France. | Here’s a video from François Hollande’s speech earlier, as he defends his country’s military retaliation, saying that jihadi terrorists have declared war on France. |
| Updated at 4.09pm GMT | Updated at 4.09pm GMT |
| 3.23pm GMT15:23 | 3.23pm GMT15:23 |
| French television has the devastating story of one of the Paris attack victims, Stephane Hache, 52, who lived behind the Bataclan theatre. | French television has the devastating story of one of the Paris attack victims, Stephane Hache, 52, who lived behind the Bataclan theatre. |
| He died after a bullet ricocheted, flew through his open window and struck him in the back. His body was not discovered until later, “over the course of the weekend,” a police source told BFMTV. | He died after a bullet ricocheted, flew through his open window and struck him in the back. His body was not discovered until later, “over the course of the weekend,” a police source told BFMTV. |
| His family were aware that he lived next to the concert hall and became worried when they did not hear from him. Police officers went to his flat where they discovered his body. | His family were aware that he lived next to the concert hall and became worried when they did not hear from him. Police officers went to his flat where they discovered his body. |
| Updated at 4.08pm GMT | Updated at 4.08pm GMT |
| 3.19pm GMT15:19 | 3.19pm GMT15:19 |
| Britain’s Royal Navy will use its most advanced warships to support a French aircraft carrier as it deploys to the Gulf, as part of increased efforts against Isis. | Britain’s Royal Navy will use its most advanced warships to support a French aircraft carrier as it deploys to the Gulf, as part of increased efforts against Isis. |
| The defence secretary, Michael Fallon, says HMS Defender will provide air defence cover for France’s Charles de Gaulle carrier | The defence secretary, Michael Fallon, says HMS Defender will provide air defence cover for France’s Charles de Gaulle carrier |
| The British warship is on a nine-month deployment to the Middle East and can defend a group of ships against attack from the air, either by aircraft or missiles. | The British warship is on a nine-month deployment to the Middle East and can defend a group of ships against attack from the air, either by aircraft or missiles. |
| France’s aircraft carrier has left Toulon to help French operations in Syria. | France’s aircraft carrier has left Toulon to help French operations in Syria. |
| Updated at 4.08pm GMT | Updated at 4.08pm GMT |
| 3.09pm GMT15:09 | 3.09pm GMT15:09 |
| My colleagues Angelique Chrisafis in St-Denis, and Luke Harding and Kim Willsher in Paris, have written a detailed breakdown of the raid today in the Paris outskirts. It includes this chilling account of the moment a woman detonated explosives, killing herself. | My colleagues Angelique Chrisafis in St-Denis, and Luke Harding and Kim Willsher in Paris, have written a detailed breakdown of the raid today in the Paris outskirts. It includes this chilling account of the moment a woman detonated explosives, killing herself. |
| A witness, Christian, 20, spoke to Le Parisien newspaper about the moment the woman blew herself up. | A witness, Christian, 20, spoke to Le Parisien newspaper about the moment the woman blew herself up. |
| During a 10 or 15-minute lull in the shooting I heard a woman shouting: ‘Help, help, help me!’ The police asked her to identify herself and to show herself. She showed her hands but she didn’t reveal her face. | During a 10 or 15-minute lull in the shooting I heard a woman shouting: ‘Help, help, help me!’ The police asked her to identify herself and to show herself. She showed her hands but she didn’t reveal her face. |
| She withdrew them and then put them up again several times. They shouted at her: ‘Keep your hands in the air!’ They told her: ‘We’re going to shoot.’ | She withdrew them and then put them up again several times. They shouted at her: ‘Keep your hands in the air!’ They told her: ‘We’re going to shoot.’ |
| The shooting resumed. The police were firing from the roof of the building opposite. Suddenly there was an enormous explosion [from the window, inside the flat]. It was probably the woman who blew herself up. | The shooting resumed. The police were firing from the roof of the building opposite. Suddenly there was an enormous explosion [from the window, inside the flat]. It was probably the woman who blew herself up. |
| The windows shattered. Lots of objects from the apartment were thrown into the street, pieces of human flesh as well. They are still there. You can see a bit of the head, of skin, of ribs. | The windows shattered. Lots of objects from the apartment were thrown into the street, pieces of human flesh as well. They are still there. You can see a bit of the head, of skin, of ribs. |
| Read the full report here. | Read the full report here. |
| Related: St-Denis raid: loud booms and gunfire shatter silence of suburban morning | Related: St-Denis raid: loud booms and gunfire shatter silence of suburban morning |
| Updated at 4.07pm GMT | Updated at 4.07pm GMT |
| 2.55pm GMT14:55 | 2.55pm GMT14:55 |
| Praise for police operation 'I want to tell them how proud we are' | Praise for police operation 'I want to tell them how proud we are' |
| Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has provided more details about this morning’s raids in St-Denis. | Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has provided more details about this morning’s raids in St-Denis. |
| Speaking at the national assembly, he said: | Speaking at the national assembly, he said: |
| This morning’s intervention was made under extremely difficult conditions and the officers involved who I met after told me they have never never been subjected to such extreme violence or come under similar fire. | This morning’s intervention was made under extremely difficult conditions and the officers involved who I met after told me they have never never been subjected to such extreme violence or come under similar fire. |
| I want to tell them how proud we are, that they are great, that they are brave and that I have immense admiration for them which I am sure is shared by all French people. | I want to tell them how proud we are, that they are great, that they are brave and that I have immense admiration for them which I am sure is shared by all French people. |
| Five of them have been wounded. The people of St-Denis were extremely brave as well, as well as every member of the emergency services involved. | Five of them have been wounded. The people of St-Denis were extremely brave as well, as well as every member of the emergency services involved. |
| Updated at 4.12pm GMT | Updated at 4.12pm GMT |
| 2.52pm GMT14:52 | 2.52pm GMT14:52 |
| The public prosecutor of Paris, Francois Molins, has announced he will hold a press conference today at 7pm French time, 6pm GMT. | The public prosecutor of Paris, Francois Molins, has announced he will hold a press conference today at 7pm French time, 6pm GMT. |
| 2.51pm GMT14:51 | 2.51pm GMT14:51 |
| Hundreds of British Muslim organisations have signed a joint declaration in a full-page advert in this morning’s Telegraph, organised by the Muslim Council of Britain. | Hundreds of British Muslim organisations have signed a joint declaration in a full-page advert in this morning’s Telegraph, organised by the Muslim Council of Britain. |
| With one voice, British Muslims condemn the Paris attacks unreservedly. | With one voice, British Muslims condemn the Paris attacks unreservedly. |
| The aim of attacks like those inflicted on Paris and other cities across the world is to turn communities against each other. | The aim of attacks like those inflicted on Paris and other cities across the world is to turn communities against each other. |
| As Muslims, Britons and Europeans, we must stand together to make sure they do not succeed. | As Muslims, Britons and Europeans, we must stand together to make sure they do not succeed. |
| Full page @Telegraph ad from hundreds of Muslim orgs condemning #Paris attacks pic.twitter.com/0jodvRaObm | Full page @Telegraph ad from hundreds of Muslim orgs condemning #Paris attacks pic.twitter.com/0jodvRaObm |
| Updated at 4.05pm GMT | Updated at 4.05pm GMT |
| 2.40pm GMT14:40 | 2.40pm GMT14:40 |
| Forensics officers are now scouring the scene of the police raid in St-Denis. | Forensics officers are now scouring the scene of the police raid in St-Denis. |
| 2.32pm GMT14:32 | 2.32pm GMT14:32 |
| 'Two deaths, possibly more' in St-Denis raid | 'Two deaths, possibly more' in St-Denis raid |
| Jon Henley | Jon Henley |
| Cazeneuve has told parliament that “at least two people, possibly more” died in the police operation this morning. | Cazeneuve 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 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. | 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 4.01pm GMT | Updated at 4.01pm GMT |
| 2.27pm GMT14:27 | 2.27pm GMT14:27 |
| France’s 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. | France’s 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. | 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 | 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. | 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. |
| Updated at 4.00pm GMT | Updated at 4.00pm GMT |
| 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. | 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 | Updated at 2.15pm GMT |
| 1.56pm GMT13:56 | 1.56pm GMT13:56 |
| What we know so far | What we know so far |
| 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 4.11pm GMT | Updated at 4.11pm GMT |