What we know so far
French president Francois Hollande addressed both houses of Parliament in Versailles on Monday and called for a three-month extension of the country’s state of emergency.
The Frenchman, who lived near Paris, had been known to French intelligence services.
Hours later, Belgian police, working on a request from the French, detained three men – including one of Abdelslam’s brothers – in Molenbeek, which authorities consider to be a focal point for Islamic extremists and fighters going to Syria from Belgium. But the police let them go because there were no BOLOs (arrest warrants) for them.
Abdeslam is believed to have led the team of gunmen who opened fire on people in restaurants and bars in Paris Friday.
There was no official comment from the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office about Abaaoud’s reported role in the Paris attacks, but Belgian police over the weekend announced the arrest of three suspects in Molenbeek, his old neighborhood, and were carrying out numerous searches there Monday.
Salah Abdeslam, the Belgian-born brother of Brahim Abdeslam, is believed to have been directly involved in the attacks. Now, his whereabouts are unknown.
Brussels police say they have made a total of seven arrests in connection with the Paris attacks. When Belgian police stopped the auto later Saturday, Abdeslam was no longer in it.
Another suicide attacker, who blew himself up outside France’s national soccer stadium, was identified on Monday. After the raids, ISIS issued a statement mocking the French and calling Paris “the capital of prostitution and obscenity”.
“I don’t think they’re gaining strength”, Obama said at the time.
He had rented a black Seat found yesterday in Paris packed with AK-47s and ammunition.
An Islamic State (IS) jihadi has been named as the alleged ringleader of the Paris attacks, as questions mounted about how the terrorists evaded detection.
Amimour was said to be facing terrorism charges in France.
He said: “It seems that one individual has been arrested by special forces in that particular part of Belgium using tear gas – throwing it through a roof window, and then seemingly according to reports there, pulling one individual out of an apartment”.
Hadfi appears to have traveled to Syria in the spring of 2015, van Vlierden said, citing analysis of his social media postings and other communications.
Abdelhamid Abaaoud remains at large, according to officials who have dubbed the Belgian as the catalyst behind Friday’s rampage.
An Egyptian passport found near the Stade de France is thought to have been that of a victim, not an attacker. French officials have determined that the bomber was among refugees who arrived on the Greek island of Leros among numerous Syrian refugees on October 3. The passport was also registered in Serbia and Croatia.
Following is a list of a few of the seven attackers who died, as well as others named in the investigation. We reached her in London, England.
Media in Belgium said Abaaoud had been involved in a series of planned attacks in Belgium foiled by the police last January. He has been the subject of a vast worldwide manhunt.
Speaking at a press conference on the second day of the G20 summit, the Prime Minister said that leaders had agreed “important steps” to counter the threat from terrorism. It wasn’t immediately clear if anyone was detained in the raid.