Paris Attacks: Suspected Ringleader Killed in Police Raid

One of the Stade de France attackers had also been traced to Greece where he was registered as a migrant.

The French prosecutor’s office said Abaaoud had been identified from skin samples after the Wednesday raid at a Saint-Denis apartment.

Aitboulahcen was among three individuals killed, including Abdelhamid Abaaoud, during an hours-long raid that focused on two apartments in Saint-Denis.

Islamic State (ISIS) militants have claimed responsibility for the attacks, but with the alleged ringleader dead, authorities are still piecing together the plot. “Allah blinded their vision and I was able to leave… despite being chased after by so many intelligence agencies”, he told the ISIS magazine Dabiq.

Investigators had quickly identified Abaaoud as the architect of the Paris attacks, but they believed he had run the operation from Syria. Eight other people were arrested.

The EU’s 28 member nations have approved sharing of air passenger data, new curbs on gun trafficking and stricter border security checks, according to the news service.

The development, announced by prosecutors, came as the death toll in the attacks on a rock concert, Parisian cafes and the national stadium, rose to 130. “There is also the risk from chemical or biological weapons”.

European Union interior ministers are meeting in Brussels to discuss tougher security measures for the bloc, including tightening the external borders of the passport-free Schengen area.

Police raided her mother’s house on Thursday as it emerged that the 26-year-old Aitboulahcen had suddenly turned from a party girl who liked wearing cowboy hats to a radical Islamist who adopted the full-faced veil six months ago.

Abaooud, also known as ‘Abou Omar the Belgian, ‘ was terminated with extreme prejudice after a rampage of terrorist attacks that spanned from the Middle East to Western Europe.

There was no indication Abdeslam escaped to neighboring Spain or tried to do so, Spanish Interior Miniister Jorge Fernandez Diaz said. Abdeslam told Amri he had broken down in Paris and needed a lift back.

The newly discovered third body is believed to be a male, French media is reporting, Friday night.

“No information from European countries he could have passed through before arriving in France was communicated to us”, Cazeneuve said.