3 Paris attackers were French
Global manhunt launched for suspect as Hollande wants emergency to last 3 months
Candles and a miniature Eiffel Tower are placed at a memorial near the Bataclan concert hall. PHOTO: AFP
WASHINGTON/PARIS/BRUSSELS:
France on Sunday said that at least three of the attackers, who had blown themselves up during Friday’s coordinated attacks in Paris, were French as a global manhunt was launched for another suspect.
“Two more terrorists killed in the night of November 13 were today formally identified through finger prints,” Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said in a statement, adding that the men aged 20 and 31 were French nationals living in Brussels. They had blown themselves up outside Stade de France and at a bar on Boulevard Voltaire, respectively.
Muslims all over the world condemn terrorism, express solidarity with French
Police had on Saturday identified the first of the attackers as 29-year-old Paris native Omar Ismail Mostefai and saying he was involved in the attack on the Bataclan music venue where 89 people had been killed. Police have detained six people close to Mostefai, including his father, brother and sister-in-law, judicial sources said.
French police believe three teams of gunmen wearing suicide vests had carried out the coordinated attacks on Friday, killing 132 people and injuring 350 others as they widened the scope of their probe to five countries.
Belgium further said on Sunday that the two cars used in the attack, one found near the Bataclan theatre, had been rented a week ago. The other was found near the eastern suburb of Montreuil overnight with two AK-47s inside.
Paris shootings, explosions leave at least 120 dead
“The investigation shows that the two vehicles were rented at the beginning of the week in the Brussels area,” the statement said, adding that a total of seven people had been detained in the country for questioning.
Global manhunt for suspect
French police on Sunday released a photograph of a suspect in the Paris attacks, naming him as 26-year-old Salah Abdeslam as Belgium issued an international arrest warrant for him.
Asking for any information leading to his capture, the alert said Abdeslam “may have been involved in the Paris attacks” and warned that he is considered a “dangerous individual”.
Abdeslam is said to be the brother of one of the attackers at the Bataclan theatre. Their other brother is currently in Belgian custody.
Paris attacks: what we know so far
The toll in Friday’s co-ordinated Paris attacks rose to 132 as three people succumbed to their injuries on Sunday.
Hollande wants emergency to last three months
French President Francois Hollande said Sunday he wanted the state of emergency declared after Friday’s attacks to last for three months, parliamentary sources told AFP.
“He told us he wanted the state of emergency to last three months,” one of the sources said.
Facebook sets up safety check for Paris friends
Any extension to a state of emergency beyond 12 days requires parliamentary approval.
Egypt passport of victim
Egypt’s ambassador to France Ihab Badawi said on Sunday that the Egyptian passport recovered after the attacks belonged to Waleed Abdel-Razzak who had been severely injured in the bombing near Stade de France.
According to Al-Ahram Online, 27-year-old Razzak had arrived in France two weeks ago along with his mother and cancer stricken brother to seek medical treatment. A football fan, Razzak was buying tickets at the stadium when the bomb exploded.
Witnesses tell of ‘bloodbath’ at Paris rock concert
Meanwhile, Greece’s migration minister said on Sunday that the Syrian passport found by police at the scene of one of the Paris attacks belonged to Ahmad alMohammad, an asylum seeker who had taken the migrants’ route through the Balkans.
Minister Yannis Mouzalas said Almohammad hailed from the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib, and had entered Europe through the Greek island of Leros, where he was processed on October 3.
US, France agree on ‘concrete steps’ against IS
The defence ministers of France and the United States agreed Sunday on “concrete steps” to intensify cooperation against the Islamic State group, the Pentagon said.
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter and French Defence Minister Jean-Yves le Drian discussed by telephone the actions they are taking in response to Friday’s terrorist attacks.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 16th, 2015.
France on Sunday said that at least three of the attackers, who had blown themselves up during Friday’s coordinated attacks in Paris, were French as a global manhunt was launched for another suspect.
“Two more terrorists killed in the night of November 13 were today formally identified through finger prints,” Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said in a statement, adding that the men aged 20 and 31 were French nationals living in Brussels. They had blown themselves up outside Stade de France and at a bar on Boulevard Voltaire, respectively.
Muslims all over the world condemn terrorism, express solidarity with French
Police had on Saturday identified the first of the attackers as 29-year-old Paris native Omar Ismail Mostefai and saying he was involved in the attack on the Bataclan music venue where 89 people had been killed. Police have detained six people close to Mostefai, including his father, brother and sister-in-law, judicial sources said.
French police believe three teams of gunmen wearing suicide vests had carried out the coordinated attacks on Friday, killing 132 people and injuring 350 others as they widened the scope of their probe to five countries.
Belgium further said on Sunday that the two cars used in the attack, one found near the Bataclan theatre, had been rented a week ago. The other was found near the eastern suburb of Montreuil overnight with two AK-47s inside.
Paris shootings, explosions leave at least 120 dead
“The investigation shows that the two vehicles were rented at the beginning of the week in the Brussels area,” the statement said, adding that a total of seven people had been detained in the country for questioning.
Global manhunt for suspect
French police on Sunday released a photograph of a suspect in the Paris attacks, naming him as 26-year-old Salah Abdeslam as Belgium issued an international arrest warrant for him.
Asking for any information leading to his capture, the alert said Abdeslam “may have been involved in the Paris attacks” and warned that he is considered a “dangerous individual”.
Abdeslam is said to be the brother of one of the attackers at the Bataclan theatre. Their other brother is currently in Belgian custody.
Paris attacks: what we know so far
The toll in Friday’s co-ordinated Paris attacks rose to 132 as three people succumbed to their injuries on Sunday.
Hollande wants emergency to last three months
French President Francois Hollande said Sunday he wanted the state of emergency declared after Friday’s attacks to last for three months, parliamentary sources told AFP.
“He told us he wanted the state of emergency to last three months,” one of the sources said.
Facebook sets up safety check for Paris friends
Any extension to a state of emergency beyond 12 days requires parliamentary approval.
Egypt passport of victim
Egypt’s ambassador to France Ihab Badawi said on Sunday that the Egyptian passport recovered after the attacks belonged to Waleed Abdel-Razzak who had been severely injured in the bombing near Stade de France.
According to Al-Ahram Online, 27-year-old Razzak had arrived in France two weeks ago along with his mother and cancer stricken brother to seek medical treatment. A football fan, Razzak was buying tickets at the stadium when the bomb exploded.
Witnesses tell of ‘bloodbath’ at Paris rock concert
Meanwhile, Greece’s migration minister said on Sunday that the Syrian passport found by police at the scene of one of the Paris attacks belonged to Ahmad alMohammad, an asylum seeker who had taken the migrants’ route through the Balkans.
Minister Yannis Mouzalas said Almohammad hailed from the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib, and had entered Europe through the Greek island of Leros, where he was processed on October 3.
US, France agree on ‘concrete steps’ against IS
The defence ministers of France and the United States agreed Sunday on “concrete steps” to intensify cooperation against the Islamic State group, the Pentagon said.
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter and French Defence Minister Jean-Yves le Drian discussed by telephone the actions they are taking in response to Friday’s terrorist attacks.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 16th, 2015.