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| Paris attacks: 'Ringleader' Abdelhamid Abaaoud killed in raid | Paris attacks: 'Ringleader' Abdelhamid Abaaoud killed in raid |
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| The suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, was among those killed in a French police raid on Wednesday, prosecutors say. | The suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, was among those killed in a French police raid on Wednesday, prosecutors say. |
| They confirmed the Islamic State (IS) militant had died in a flat in the Paris suburb of Saint Denis. | They confirmed the Islamic State (IS) militant had died in a flat in the Paris suburb of Saint Denis. |
| His body was found riddled with bullets and shrapnel in the apartment. | His body was found riddled with bullets and shrapnel in the apartment. |
| Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said he had received intelligence that Abaaoud passed through Greece on his return from Syria. | Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said he had received intelligence that Abaaoud passed through Greece on his return from Syria. |
| It is unclear whether the Belgian had concealed himself among the thousands of migrants arriving in Greece before heading for other EU nations. | It is unclear whether the Belgian had concealed himself among the thousands of migrants arriving in Greece before heading for other EU nations. |
| One of the other dead Paris attackers, who blew himself up at the Stade de France stadium, was traced to Greece by his fingerprints, where he was registered as a migrant. | One of the other dead Paris attackers, who blew himself up at the Stade de France stadium, was traced to Greece by his fingerprints, where he was registered as a migrant. |
| In another development, nine arrests were made in Belgium after searches in connection with Friday's attacks, and police carried out new searches in France. | |
| Follow the latest live updates here | Follow the latest live updates here |
| Key questions remain after attacks | Key questions remain after attacks |
| Confirming Abaaoud left for Syria last year, Mr Cazeneuve said no EU states had signalled his return. | Confirming Abaaoud left for Syria last year, Mr Cazeneuve said no EU states had signalled his return. |
| The minister also implicated Abaaoud in four out of six attacks foiled in France since this spring. | The minister also implicated Abaaoud in four out of six attacks foiled in France since this spring. |
| He was linked to a plot in April to attack a church near Paris and police are also investigating a possible connection to the attack on a high-speed train from Amsterdam to Paris in August. | |
| In Belgium, he had links to an Islamist cell broken up by security forces in the town of Verviers in January, with the deaths of two gunmen. | In Belgium, he had links to an Islamist cell broken up by security forces in the town of Verviers in January, with the deaths of two gunmen. |
| The 28-year-old was identified from his fingerprints. | The 28-year-old 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. | 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. |
| Mr Cazeneuve told reporters that a non-EU state had alerted France on Monday that Abaaoud had been in Greece. | Mr Cazeneuve told reporters that a non-EU state had alerted France on Monday that Abaaoud had been in Greece. |
| "Everyone must understand it is urgent that Europe wakes up, organises itself and defends itself against the terrorist threat," he said. | "Everyone must understand it is urgent that Europe wakes up, organises itself and defends itself against the terrorist threat," he said. |
| Abaaoud's movements | Abaaoud's movements |
| 2013: Said to have first visited Syria, joining the Islamic State group before slipping back to his home country, Belgium | 2013: Said to have first visited Syria, joining the Islamic State group before slipping back to his home country, Belgium |
| 20 January 2014: Passes through Germany's Cologne-Bonn airport, en route to the Turkish city of Istanbul. Returns to Syria, where he becomes one of the faces of IS propaganda | |
| 15 January 2015: His mobile phone is reportedly traced to Greece from calls made to an Islamist cell in Verviers, Belgium | |
| 16 November 2015: Three days after the Paris attacks, a foreign intelligence service alerts France that he is back in Europe, having passed through Greece; police receive a tip-off that he is on French territory | |
| 18 November 2015: Killed in police raid on Paris suburb of Saint Denis | 18 November 2015: Killed in police raid on Paris suburb of Saint Denis |
| Profile of Abdelhamid Abaaoud | Profile of Abdelhamid Abaaoud |
| How the Saint-Denis raid unfolded | How the Saint-Denis raid unfolded |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| Also on Thursday, Belgian police raided properties linked to Bilal Hadfi, who is believed to have blown himself up outside the Stade de France stadium during Friday's attacks. | Also on Thursday, Belgian police raided properties linked to Bilal Hadfi, who is believed to have blown himself up outside the Stade de France stadium during Friday's attacks. |
| Seven of the arrests were linked to Hadfi while the other two were connected more generally to the Paris attacks, prosecutors said. | Seven of the arrests were linked to Hadfi while the other two were connected more generally to the Paris attacks, 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. | 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. |
| 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? | More on Islamic State? |
| 'No timetable' for Syria strikes vote | 'No timetable' for Syria strikes vote |
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