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Paris attacks ringleader Abdelhamid Abaaoud 'visited UK over the summer', intelligence agencies believe Paris attacks ringleader Abdelhamid Abaaoud 'visited UK over the summer', intelligence agencies believe
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The terrorist who led the Paris terror attacks in November visited to the UK on a fake passport last year, according to reports.The terrorist who led the Paris terror attacks in November visited to the UK on a fake passport last year, according to reports.
It is claimed that Abdelhamid Abaaoud arrived in Kent on a false passport before travelling to London.It is claimed that Abdelhamid Abaaoud arrived in Kent on a false passport before travelling to London.
A senior source close to the investigation into the Paris attacks reportedly told The Sun newspaper that Mr Abaaoud had visited the UK but that they did not know why.A senior source close to the investigation into the Paris attacks reportedly told The Sun newspaper that Mr Abaaoud had visited the UK but that they did not know why.
The Belgian national is thought to have been the ringleader of the attacks, with 10 other armed terrorists working with him.The Belgian national is thought to have been the ringleader of the attacks, with 10 other armed terrorists working with him.
He was killed at a police siege in the Paris suburb or Sant-Danis days after the attacks after officers followed a taxi to an address.He was killed at a police siege in the Paris suburb or Sant-Danis days after the attacks after officers followed a taxi to an address.
Seven of the attackers are believed to have been killed during the operation, which lasted six hours.Seven of the attackers are believed to have been killed during the operation, which lasted six hours.
Mr Abaaoud, who is of Moroccan descent, grew up in the Brussels neighbourhood of Molenbeek, which is blighted by high unemployment and has a large migrant population.Mr Abaaoud, who is of Moroccan descent, grew up in the Brussels neighbourhood of Molenbeek, which is blighted by high unemployment and has a large migrant population.
He had been implicated in previous foiled attacks in France and had been sentenced to 20 years in prison in absentia, according to French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve.He had been implicated in previous foiled attacks in France and had been sentenced to 20 years in prison in absentia, according to French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve.
French police with protective shields walk in line near the Bataclan concert hall
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Rescuers evacuate an injured person on Boulevard des Filles du Calvaire
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French Vigipirate troops mobilize next to Place de la Bastille
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French soldiers mobilize near to the Place de la Bastille
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Wounded people are evacuated outside the scene of a hostage situation at the Bataclan theatre
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People react as they gather to watch the scene near the Bataclan concert hall
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French police secure the area outside a cafe near the Bataclan concert hall
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Rescuers workers evacuate victims near the Bataclan concert hall
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French Prime Minister Manuel Valls and French President Francois Hollande attending an emergency meeting at the Interior Ministry
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Spectators invade the pitch of the Stade de France after explosions were heard outside
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A man lies on the ground as French police check his identity near the Bataclan concert hall
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Police officers man a position close to the Bataclan theatre
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Wounded people are evacuated from the Stade de France in Paris
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Two men evacuate the Place de la Republique square in Paris as a police officer looks on
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Football fans are evacuated from the Stade de France stadium
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The Stade de France is evacuated after reports of an explosion
A member of the French fire brigade aids an injured individual near the Bataclan concert hall
Wounded people are evacuated from the Stade de France in Paris
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Rescuers assist an injured man on Boulevard des Filles du Calvaire, close to the Bataclan concert hall
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The scene at a restaurant in 10th arrondissement
The Bataclan theatre - where around 100 people are thought be held hostage
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Forensic experts inspect the site of an attack outside the Stade de France stadium in Saint-Denis
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His whereabouts in the run-up to the attacks were a source of confusion to intelligence agencies, however. He was stated by Isis to have been in Syria.His whereabouts in the run-up to the attacks were a source of confusion to intelligence agencies, however. He was stated by Isis to have been in Syria.
In an interview published in Isis’s English-language magazine Dabiq in February, Mr Abaaoud said he had secretly returned to Belgium to set up a “safe house” from which to plan attacks.In an interview published in Isis’s English-language magazine Dabiq in February, Mr Abaaoud said he had secretly returned to Belgium to set up a “safe house” from which to plan attacks.
“The intelligence knew me from before as I had been previously imprisoned by them," he said, boasting that he had still managed to slip away after the Verviers raid,” he said, according to a translation by the BBC.“The intelligence knew me from before as I had been previously imprisoned by them," he said, boasting that he had still managed to slip away after the Verviers raid,” he said, according to a translation by the BBC.
“I was even stopped by an officer who contemplated me so as to compare me to the picture, but he let me go, as he did not see the resemblance! This was nothing but a gift from Allah.”“I was even stopped by an officer who contemplated me so as to compare me to the picture, but he let me go, as he did not see the resemblance! This was nothing but a gift from Allah.”
The fighter often went by Umar al-Baljiki, an alias. As a child he attended one of Belgium's top secondary schools, Saint-Pierre d'Uccle, but dropped out.The fighter often went by Umar al-Baljiki, an alias. As a child he attended one of Belgium's top secondary schools, Saint-Pierre d'Uccle, but dropped out.
Around 130 people were killed in the series of gun and bomb attacks around Paris.Around 130 people were killed in the series of gun and bomb attacks around Paris.