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| Paris attacks: Ringleader Abaaoud 'was near' Bataclan theatre | Paris attacks: Ringleader Abaaoud 'was near' Bataclan theatre |
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| The suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks was near the Bataclan theatre during a siege there, prosecutors say. | The suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks was near the Bataclan theatre during a siege there, prosecutors say. |
| Prosecutor Francois Molins said mobile phone data also showed Abdelhamid Abaaoud returned to cafes and restaurants targeted in the attacks. | Prosecutor Francois Molins said mobile phone data also showed Abdelhamid Abaaoud returned to cafes and restaurants targeted in the attacks. |
| He added there was evidence that Abaaoud was planning an attack on Paris's La Defense business district. | He added there was evidence that Abaaoud was planning an attack on Paris's La Defense business district. |
| Meanwhile an arrest warrant was issued in Belgium for a man named Mohamed Abrini over the attacks. | Meanwhile an arrest warrant was issued in Belgium for a man named Mohamed Abrini over the attacks. |
| New details | New details |
| Abaaoud was known to have himself taken part in the shootings at the bars and restaurants in Paris, before driving out with a probable accomplice to a suburb and abandoning their car. | Abaaoud was known to have himself taken part in the shootings at the bars and restaurants in Paris, before driving out with a probable accomplice to a suburb and abandoning their car. |
| A timeline has now started to emerge of what happened then, and in the days afterwards. | A timeline has now started to emerge of what happened then, and in the days afterwards. |
| Also on Tuesday, Jawad Bendaoud, the man who lent the Saint-Denis flat, was put under formal investigation for "criminal conspiracy in connection with a terrorist enterprise". | Also on Tuesday, Jawad Bendaoud, the man who lent the Saint-Denis flat, was put under formal investigation for "criminal conspiracy in connection with a terrorist enterprise". |
| Read more: | Read more: |
| How the Paris attacks are affecting Muslim children | How the Paris attacks are affecting Muslim children |
| Interview transcript: 'My brothers were manipulated, not radicalised' | Interview transcript: 'My brothers were manipulated, not radicalised' |
| Special report: In-depth coverage of the attacks and their aftermath | Special report: In-depth coverage of the attacks and their aftermath |
| 'Dangerous' suspect | 'Dangerous' suspect |
| Also on Tuesday, Belgian prosecutors said that two days before the attacks, new suspect Mohamed Abrini was seen driving a car with suspect Salah Abdeslam at a petrol station on the motorway to Paris. | Also on Tuesday, Belgian prosecutors said that two days before the attacks, new suspect Mohamed Abrini was seen driving a car with suspect Salah Abdeslam at a petrol station on the motorway to Paris. |
| Abrini is described as "dangerous and probably armed". | Abrini is described as "dangerous and probably armed". |
| Abdeslam is currently the subject of an international manhunt after the attacks which killed 130 people. | Abdeslam is currently the subject of an international manhunt after the attacks which killed 130 people. |
| The Renault Clio that Abrini was seen driving was later used in the attacks, prosecutors say. | The Renault Clio that Abrini was seen driving was later used in the attacks, prosecutors say. |
| Police say he should not be approached by the public. | Police say he should not be approached by the public. |
| Belgian prosecutors also said on Tuesday that they have also partially identified two other men who have been taken into custody. | Belgian prosecutors also said on Tuesday that they have also partially identified two other men who have been taken into custody. |
| They are under suspicion - in the words of a statement - of "participating in the activities of a terrorist group", and "acts of terrorist murder". | They are under suspicion - in the words of a statement - of "participating in the activities of a terrorist group", and "acts of terrorist murder". |
| The men, named as Ali O and Lazez A, are both from the Brussels district of Molenbeek, and both will appear separately in court during the course of this week. | The men, named as Ali O and Lazez A, are both from the Brussels district of Molenbeek, and both will appear separately in court during the course of this week. |
| Also on Tuesday, French President Francois Hollande met US President Barack Obama in Washington where the two leaders re-iterated their commitment to eradicating the so-called Islamic State (IS) group, which said it carried out the Paris attacks. | Also on Tuesday, French President Francois Hollande met US President Barack Obama in Washington where the two leaders re-iterated their commitment to eradicating the so-called Islamic State (IS) group, which said it carried out the Paris attacks. |
| Mr Obama said there would be increased co-operation with France to hit IS targets in Iraq and Syria, and called on the EU to finally implement an agreement that would require airlines to share passenger information. | |
| Hours after the two men spoke, French warplanes hit an IS command centre in the Iraqi city of Tal Afar, according to French officials. | Hours after the two men spoke, French warplanes hit an IS command centre in the Iraqi city of Tal Afar, according to French officials. |