Members of the public gather for the lighting of a candle display on December 8, 2015 in Lyon, in tribute to victims of the November 13 Paris terrorist attacks, and as a replacement for the cancelled annual Festival of Lights, a secular version of a religious tradition devoted to the Virgin Mary and dating back to 153 years ago. PHOTO: AFP
Foued Mohamed Aggad went to Syria with his brother and a group of friends at the end of 2013, according to a source close to the investigation.
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Most of the others were arrested in spring last year upon their return to France but Aggad stayed on in Syria, the source said.
Ninety people died in the Bataclan attacks on November 13. The two other bombers have been identified as Omar Omar Ismail Mostefai, 29, and 28-year-old Samy Amimour.
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Aggad was identified at the end of last week after his DNA was matched with those of his family members, the police source said.
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