A seven-hour police and army operation to storm a suburban Paris apartment where Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the suspected mastermind of last week's terror attacks in the French capital was believed to be holed up, has now ended, a French government spokesperson has said.
Nov 19, 2015 18:05 (IST)
Paris attack mastermind identified among terrorists killed in yesterday's raid, says French prosecutor: Agence France-Presse
Within hours of the French Ambassador telling NDTV that there were indications that Belgian Abdelhamid Abaaoud -- the suspected mastermind of the Paris terror attacks -- had killed himself, US daily Washington Post reported Abaaoud is dead.
Indications that Abdelhamid Abaaoud, suspected mastermind of Paris attacks, committed suicide in raid: French envoy to NDTV
Nov 18, 2015 17:56 (IST)
"I took the necessary decisions to enable other countries to join this fight. Our administration and legal structure has been reinforced since 2012," says French President Francois Hollande in Paris
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Nov 18, 2015 17:55 (IST)
Nov 18, 2015 17:53 (IST)
"We must show unity among the international community. What we need to do is annihilate an army which is a threat to the entire world and not just some countries. This is a mission that I shall undertake. France will play a major role in this," says French President Hollande
Nov 18, 2015 17:50 (IST)
Francois Hollande in Paris:
Terrorists attacked the very idea of France, what it has been
For the freedom of universal rights that it defends, that is what was attacked on the night of November 13
They attacked the French people in all diversity. The youth of France was targeted.
Nov 18, 2015 17:46 (IST)
French President Francois Hollande is addressing the media in Paris.
Here are the highlights of his speech:
I can imagine the concern of the people of Saint-Denis.
I would like to express my solidarity with the mayor of Saint-Denis
I would like to express our gratitude admiration for the forces policemen, the people who launched this operation