Police find ROCKET LAUNCHER during raids in wake of Paris

The weapons cache also included a Kalashnikov assault rifle, handguns and bulletproof vests, AFP reported.

One of these searches, in the Paris suburb of Bobigny, was part of the judicial investigation into the attacks at a football stadium, bars and a concert hall and where at least 129 people died.

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls confirmed that the raids were linked to Friday’s events and warned more attacks were being planned.

This is a developing story and will be updated. The raids took place in Marseille, Lille, Grenoble, Strasbourg, Lyon and Toulouse.

Police said they were seeking a Belgian-born man, Abdeslam Salah, in connection with the attack, describing him as “dangerous”.

His comments come after “massive” airstrikes were carried out on the Syrian city of Raqqa, where the Islamic State group has its headquarters.

He was reportedly stopped by police following the attacks but was then released.

France’s iTélé reports that at least three people have already been taken into custody following the Toulouse raids. RTL radio reported that seven or eight people were arrested following the raids.

French police issued a photo of the suspect on November 15 after police in Belgium issued the arrest warrant.

A witness told the news organisation that police had interrogated local residents of the suburb.

Around 20 security forces vehicles were involved in raids in the small town of Jeumont near the French border with Belgium, around Docteur Laennec Street, where a building was searched, the L’Observateur la Sambre publication said.

Le Dauphine claims several arrests were made in Grenoble and weapons and cash were seized in raids that began around 1am local time.

The raids in Toulouse occurred in the area that was home to Mohamed Merah, who carried out a series of three gun attacks targeting French soldiers and Jewish civilians in 2012, said Bfmtv.