This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/23/belt-of-explosives-found-in-litter-bin-in-town-south-of-paris
The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| 'Belt of explosives' found in litter-bin in town south of Paris | 'Belt of explosives' found in litter-bin in town south of Paris |
| (34 minutes later) | |
| A device resembling an explosive belt has been found in the town of Montrouge south of Paris and is currently being analyzed by police. | |
| The item was found in a residential street near students’ accommodation on Monday afternoon, and police experts are working to establish its composition and whether it is made up of explosives. A source close to the investigation told Reuters: “It looks like a belt of explosivies.” | |
| The immediate area where the belt was found was closed off while police checked the material and established what it was. There was no police confirmation yet as to whether it was an explosives belt. | The immediate area where the belt was found was closed off while police checked the material and established what it was. There was no police confirmation yet as to whether it was an explosives belt. |
| Security services in France and Belgium are trying to hunt down suspects and potential accomplices following a series of coordinated terrorist attacks on Paris on 13 November that killed 130 people in three hours. | Security services in France and Belgium are trying to hunt down suspects and potential accomplices following a series of coordinated terrorist attacks on Paris on 13 November that killed 130 people in three hours. |
| Related: How the events of the St-Denis raid unfolded – a visual guide | Related: How the events of the St-Denis raid unfolded – a visual guide |
| During those attacks, different groups of suicide bombers and gunmen targeted the Stade de France stadium, north of Paris, and bars and restaurants in the capital, in addition to a bloody gun attack and hostage situation at the Bataclan concert hall that killed 89 people. | |
| Salah Abdeslam, 26, a key suspect in the Paris attacks, is still at large after calling two friends from Belgium to come and pick him up in Paris hours after the attacks. | Salah Abdeslam, 26, a key suspect in the Paris attacks, is still at large after calling two friends from Belgium to come and pick him up in Paris hours after the attacks. |
| He is believed to have played a possible role in the series of restaurant shootings on 13 November, and his older brother, Brahim, blew himself up in one attack on a restaurant. Several Belgian police raids have failed to locate Abdeslam, who remains at large. | He is believed to have played a possible role in the series of restaurant shootings on 13 November, and his older brother, Brahim, blew himself up in one attack on a restaurant. Several Belgian police raids have failed to locate Abdeslam, who remains at large. |
| His phone is believed to have been pinpointed in the area near Montrouge just after the attacks on Friday night, AFP reported. | His phone is believed to have been pinpointed in the area near Montrouge just after the attacks on Friday night, AFP reported. |
| Police checks on the suspected explosive belt are ongoing. | Police checks on the suspected explosive belt are ongoing. |