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Post by Admin on Nov 20, 2015 19:52:16 GMT
You could call him the ringleader of the bloody attacks in Paris. Or call him a proud member of ISIS, who went to Syria and returned to Europe determined to sow fear. Whatever label you ascribe to Abdelhamid Abaaoud, put it in the past tense. Because he won't inflict terror any longer.  The Paris prosecutor's office announced Thursday that the bullet-ridden body found after a raid Wednesday on an apartment building in a northern Paris suburb, was Abaaoud, the Belgian national who orchestrated shootings and bombings that took 129 lives and wounded hundreds more last week. Authorities had zeroed in on that location in Saint-Denis after picking up phone conversations indicating Abaaoud's relative might be there, a Belgian counterterrorism official said. But while residents of that Paris suburb told CNN they'd seen Abaaoud himself out recently and at a local mosque, authorities didn't know for sure where he was. It turns out Abaaoud was in that building in Saint-Denis. |
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Post by Admin on Nov 22, 2015 20:12:23 GMT
The government abruptly shut down the city’s subway system, canceled sporting events and warned residents to avoid crowded places, as Belgium placed the capital on maximum alert Saturday, citing a “serious and imminent” threat of attack. Bars and restaurants in the center of the city were asked to close for the night at 6 p.m. local time as fears of another terrorism strike in Europe mounted.  Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel said Saturday that officials had identified shopping centers, public transportation and major events as targets of a possible attack, involving multiple assailants at multiple locations, similar to the deadly assault that struck Paris on Nov. 13. As Belgian police locked down the city, investigators continued to hunt for one of the Parisian attackers, Salah Abdeslam, a 26-year-old French national who lived in Brussels and may have returned after the attacks. Searches of homes overnight by police in the immigrant quarter of Molenbeek and other neighborhoods in Brussels uncovered explosives and weapons, the prime minister said. Belgian security officials said it appeared that suspects were planning simultaneous attacks and that this was the reason for raising the threat to its highest level. |
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Post by Admin on Nov 24, 2015 20:01:39 GMT
Material believed to be an explosive belt was found on Monday in a public litter box in the town of Montrouge south of Paris, a source close to the investigation told Reuters."It looks like a belt of explosives," the source said, adding that checks were underway.  France and Belgium are trying to hunt down suspects and would-be assailants following the Nov. 13 attacks that killed 130 people in Paris. After the attacks, the mobile phone of one suspected assailant, Salah Abdeslam, was detected in the 18th district in the north of Paris and then later in Chatillon in the south, the source said.  |
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Post by Admin on Nov 28, 2015 19:47:32 GMT
Mourners bowed their heads and stood in somber tribute as the names of the dead were read out Friday at a ceremony to commemorate victims of the bombing and shooting rampage in Paris two weeks ago. Most of the victims were young people enjoying a night out when they were cut down in one of Europe’s worst terrorist attacks. The youngest was 17. The oldest, 68.  As the last name rang out, a heavy silence fell over the majestic courtyard at the Invalides military monument in Paris, where France traditionally honors its war dead. Outside, French flags fluttered from windows and passing cars in displays of patriotism. But as the country struggles to come to terms with the second major terrorist attack on Paris this year, some people wanted nothing to do with the official memorial. Many victims and their loved ones believe the country’s leaders should have done more to protect them after the deadly attacks in January on a satirical magazine and a Kosher grocery store.  |
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Post by Admin on Dec 1, 2015 19:46:10 GMT
 Europe's most wanted man Salah Abdeslam has escaped to Syria, according to intelligence sources close to the investigation. The French national, 26, has been on the run since taking part in the devastating Paris attacks which left 130 people dead. French and Belgian intelligence services have been hunting for the fugitive, with numerous raids in Belgium and Paris. Investigators are now working on the basis that it is likely Salah Abdeslam is now in Syria, according to CNN. Salah Abdeslam was meant to be the eight suicide bomber but fled the city after taking part in the gun attacks on several restaurants and cafes. A suicide vest, thought to belong to Salah Abdeslam, was found left in a bin close to one of the murder scenes in Paris. He was briefly stopped by police at the French-Belgian border but was allowed pass.  |
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