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| Paris attacks: Abdelhamid Abaaoud 'died in Saint Denis raid' | 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 as one of those killed in Wednesday's raid in the suburb of Saint Denis, the Paris prosecutor says. | |
| His body was found riddled with bullets and shrapnel in a shattered apartment in the northern suburb. | |
| The Belgian national, 28, was identified from his fingerprints. | The Belgian national, 28, was identified from his fingerprints. |
| Friday's gun and suicide bomb attacks in the French capital left 129 people dead and hundreds injured. | Friday's gun and suicide bomb attacks in the French capital left 129 people dead and hundreds injured. |
| 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. | 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 was still unclear whether Abaaoud had blown himself up or not. | The prosecutor's office said it was still unclear whether Abaaoud had blown himself up or not. |
| Abaaoud, a Belgian of Moroccan origin, was thought to have organised various other attacks, such as the foiled armed assault on a train in France in August. | |
| Investigators are still looking for another suspect, Salah Abdeslam, who is believed to have travelled to Belgium after the attacks on Friday night. | Investigators are still looking for another suspect, 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. | 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. | 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. |
| 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 |
| Earlier on Thursday, Belgian police raided properties linked to Salah Abdeslam and fellow suspected attacker Bilal Hadfi, who was killed on Friday outside the Stade de France stadium. | Earlier on Thursday, Belgian police raided properties linked to Salah Abdeslam and fellow suspected attacker Bilal Hadfi, who was killed on Friday outside the Stade de France stadium. |
| Several raids took place in and around Brussels, and one person had been detained, Belgian prosecutors said. | Several raids took place in and around Brussels, and one person had been detained, Belgian prosecutors said. |
| Meanwhile, French PM Manuel Valls warned that France could face chemical or biological attack from terror groups, as deputies voted to extend the state of emergency imposed after the attacks for another three months from 26 November. | |
| Raid in Saint Denis | Raid in Saint Denis |
| Wednesday 04:20 (03:20 GMT) Shots ring out in the Rue du Corbillon, a few minutes' walk from the town hall of this rundown suburb of Paris, as anti-terrorist police raid a third-floor flat | |
| 07:03 Shooting continues intermittently - at least one person killed inside the flat and two police officers injured | 07:03 Shooting continues intermittently - at least one person killed inside the flat and two police officers injured |
| 07:20 Multiple explosions and intense gunfire heard | 07:20 Multiple explosions and intense gunfire heard |
| 07:40 Local residents urged to stay indoors by the authorities | 07:40 Local residents urged to stay indoors by the authorities |
| 07:56 Police sources report two deaths in the flat, including that of a woman who set off a bomb belt, and three more officers injured | 07:56 Police sources report two deaths in the flat, including that of a woman who set off a bomb belt, and three more officers injured |
| 09:17 Prosecutors announce the arrest of three men inside the flat, and a man and a woman nearby | 09:17 Prosecutors announce the arrest of three men inside the flat, and a man and a woman nearby |
| 11:26 Police announce end of operation | 11:26 Police announce end of operation |
| 19:10 Paris prosecutor confirms eight arrests in all and says evidence suggests a new terrorist plot was foiled. | |
| Thursday 12:32 Body of Paris attacks "ringleader" Abdelhamid Abaaoud officially identified | |
| More on how the raid unfolded | |
| 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. |
| More on Islamic State? | |
| 'No timetable' for Syria strikes vote | 'No timetable' for Syria strikes vote |
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