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Paris attacks ringleader dead - prosecutor Paris attacks: Abdelhamid Abaaoud 'died in Saint Denis raid'
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The suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, has been identified among Saint Denis raid dead, the Paris prosecutor has said. The suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, has been identified as one of those killed in a raid in Saint Denis, the Paris prosecutor says.
His body was found riddled with bullets and shrapnel in the building in northern Paris on Wednesday. His body was found riddled with bullets and shrapnel in an apartment in the northern Paris suburb on Wednesday.
The Belgian national, 27, was identified from his fingerprints.The Belgian national, 27, was identified from his fingerprints.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. Friday's gun and suicide bomb attacks in the French capital left 129 people dead and hundreds injured.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. Eight people were arrested and at least two killed in the raid on the property in Saint Denis.
Heavily armed police stormed the building after a tip-off that Abaaoud was in Paris.
A woman at the flat - reported in French media to be Abaaoud's cousin - died during the raid after activating a suicide vest.
The prosecutor's office said it is not yet clear whether Abaaoud blew himself up or not.
Investigators are still looking for Salah Abdeslam, who is believed to have travelled to Belgium after the attacks on Friday night.
The BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris says the identification of Abaaoud raises serious questions for security services.
He was high on French and Belgian wanted lists and yet managed to travel from Syria to the heart of Paris without ever leaving a trace.
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Earlier on Thursday, Belgian police raided properties linked to suspected attackers Bilal Hadfi and Salah Abdeslam.
Several raids took place in and around Brussels, and one person has been detained, Belgian prosecutors said.
French PM Manuel Valls has warned that France could face chemical or biological attack from terror groups, as deputies voted to extend the state of emergency after the attacks.