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| Paris attacks: France calls on EU to 'wake up' to threat | Paris attacks: France calls on EU to 'wake up' to threat |
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| French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has said European countries must "wake up" to terror threats, following the attacks in Paris that left 129 people dead. | French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has said European countries must "wake up" to terror threats, following the attacks in Paris that left 129 people dead. |
| He spoke after it emerged that the suspected Belgian ringleader of the attacks had entered France undetected. | He spoke after it emerged that the suspected Belgian ringleader of the attacks had entered France undetected. |
| Belgian PM Charles Michel has defended Belgium's security services amid claims the attacks were organised there. | Belgian PM Charles Michel has defended Belgium's security services amid claims the attacks were organised there. |
| It comes as EU interior and justice ministers are to hold emergency talks. | |
| The meeting in Brussels is expected to tighten checks at the external borders of the EU's passport-free Schengen area. | The meeting in Brussels is expected to tighten checks at the external borders of the EU's passport-free Schengen area. |
| Key questions remain after attacks | Key questions remain after attacks |
| On Thursday, French prosecutors confirmed that Islamic State (IS) militant Abdelhamid Abaaoud was among those killed in a police raid the previous day. | On Thursday, French prosecutors confirmed that Islamic State (IS) militant Abdelhamid Abaaoud was among those killed in a police raid the previous day. |
| His bullet-riddled body was found in the wreckage of a flat in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis. | His bullet-riddled body was found in the wreckage of a flat in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis. |
| Investigators had identified him as the most likely organiser of last Friday's attacks, but it was initially thought he was in Syria. | Investigators had identified him as the most likely organiser of last Friday's attacks, but it was initially thought he was in Syria. |
| At a news conference, Mr Cazeneuve said "no information" had been received from other European countries about his arrival on the continent. | At a news conference, Mr Cazeneuve said "no information" had been received from other European countries about his arrival on the continent. |
| But he said he had received intelligence that Abaaoud had passed through Greece on his return from Syria. | But he said he had received intelligence that Abaaoud had passed through Greece on his return from Syria. |
| "It is urgent that Europe wakes up, organises itself and defends itself against the terrorist threat," Mr Cazeneuve told reporters. | "It is urgent that Europe wakes up, organises itself and defends itself against the terrorist threat," Mr Cazeneuve told reporters. |
| French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said some of those involved in the attacks had taken advantage of the migration crisis in Europe - which has seen thousands of asylum seekers arrive on the continent - to "slip into" France unnoticed. | French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said some of those involved in the attacks had taken advantage of the migration crisis in Europe - which has seen thousands of asylum seekers arrive on the continent - to "slip into" France unnoticed. |
| One of the attackers, who blew himself up outside the Stade de France, has been traced by his fingerprints to Greece where he was registered as a migrant. | One of the attackers, who blew himself up outside the Stade de France, has been traced by his fingerprints to Greece where he was registered as a migrant. |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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, five days after reportedly heading the attacks in Paris that left 129 people dead | 18 November 2015: Killed in police raid on Paris suburb of Saint-Denis, five days after reportedly heading the attacks in Paris that left 129 people dead |
| Profile of Abdelhamid Abaaoud | Profile of Abdelhamid Abaaoud |
| How the Saint-Denis raid unfolded | How the Saint-Denis raid unfolded |
| A draft resolution for Friday's EU meeting says ministers will agree to implement "necessary systematic and co-ordinated checks at external borders, including on individuals enjoying the right of free movement". | A draft resolution for Friday's EU meeting says ministers will agree to implement "necessary systematic and co-ordinated checks at external borders, including on individuals enjoying the right of free movement". |
| Correspondents say Belgium has found itself under pressure after the attacks. French President Francois Hollande said they were "planned in Syria, prepared and organised in Belgium". | Correspondents say Belgium has found itself under pressure after the attacks. French President Francois Hollande said they were "planned in Syria, prepared and organised in Belgium". |
| A former senior French intelligence official has also been quoted in French media as saying that "the Belgians just aren't up to it". | A former senior French intelligence official has also been quoted in French media as saying that "the Belgians just aren't up to it". |
| In an address to parliament on Thursday, Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel said it was intelligence from his country's security services that had led to the huge raid in Saint-Denis. | In an address to parliament on Thursday, Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel said it was intelligence from his country's security services that had led to the huge raid in Saint-Denis. |
| "I do not accept the criticisms which were aimed at denigrating the work of our security services," he said. | "I do not accept the criticisms which were aimed at denigrating the work of our security services," he said. |
| Mr Michel unveiled new security measures including jailing jihadists returning from Syria and extending detention periods for terror suspects. | Mr Michel unveiled new security measures including jailing jihadists returning from Syria and extending detention periods for terror suspects. |
| 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 |
| Abaaoud grew up in the Molenbeek district of Brussels which has been described as a hotbed of extremism. | Abaaoud grew up in the Molenbeek district of Brussels which has been described as a hotbed of extremism. |
| Suicide bomber Brahim Abdesalam, who attacked a cafe in Paris, and his brother Salah, who is on the run following the attacks, are also from Molenbeek. | Suicide bomber Brahim Abdesalam, who attacked a cafe in Paris, and his brother Salah, who is on the run following the attacks, are also from Molenbeek. |
| On Thursday, the French Parliament extended a state of emergency for a further three months from 26 November. | On Thursday, the French Parliament extended a state of emergency for a further three months from 26 November. |
| Eight people were arrested following the raid in Saint-Denis. A woman at the flat - reported in French media to be Abaaoud's cousin - died after detonating a suicide vest. | Eight people were arrested following the raid in Saint-Denis. A woman at the flat - reported in French media to be Abaaoud's cousin - died after detonating a suicide vest. |
| 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 |