Paris attacks: third Bataclan attacker identified by police

The third Bataclan attacker has been identified by French police as a 23-year-old French national who went to Syria two years ago but was not picked up by intelligence as a threat on his return.

Foued Mohamed-Aggad, was identified as the third attacker of the Bataclan concert hall episode on November 13th, where 90 people were killed.

Attackers who struck Paris that night included three suicide bombers at the stadium, a squad who shot at bars and restaurants, a suicide bomber at a restaurant and the three gunmen at the Bataclan.

The coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris last month that killed 130 people were planned in Syria, US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey said on Wednesday.

They claimed to have gone to Syria for humanitarian work but prosecutors believe they were part of ISIL, which claimed responsibility for the carnage in Paris.

The third attacker at the Bataclan during the Paris attacks have been identified by the French police, Prime Minister Manuel Valls added.

He was born in Strasbourg and was recruited by some Mourad Fares, one of the main jihadist recruiters in France.

Aggad’s father, Said Mohamed-Abbad, said he had sporadic contact with his son who told his family he was “going on holiday” when he departed for Syria.

The Bataclan was stormed by the three guys during an Eagles of Death Metal rock group. concert by the They opened fire on concertgoers, before cops began to reach the scene repeatedly reloading their firearms.

Mohamed-Aggad was identified late last week by police after DNA samples were confirmed to match with members of his family. She received a text message saying her son had died as a martyr, and she brought that to police.

Mohamed-Aggad was known to French anti-terrorism services and had a police record in Strasbourg, France 2 reported.

Mostefai was identified from a finger-tip found at the venue, where U.S. band Eagles of Death Metal had been playing a concert when the gunmen attacked. None of the reports on Mohamed-Aggad’s background indicate that he held a job before leaving for Syria. The group returned to France in 2014, said Thomson.

“The last time I saw him was two years ago when he left”.

Almost a month after the Paris attacks, investigators are trying to determine exactly how many people were involved in the plot and who they were.