Summary

  • State of emergency across France could be extended for three months

  • Mastermind behind French attacks named as Belgian Abdelhamid Abaaoud

  • French President Francois Hollande says he is committed to "destroying" Islamic State

  • French security officials believe Belgian militant planned attacks

  • French prosecutors identify two more of the attackers - as hunt continues for another key suspect

  • All times in GMT

  1. 'Everyone's best friend'published at 01:18

    Sunday's attack killed 129 people. Hundreds were injured. 

    Briton Nick Alexander died at the Bataclan concert hall. His family said in a statement: "Nick was not just our brother, son and uncle, he was everyone's best friend - generous, funny and fiercely loyal." 

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  2. Australia reactionpublished at 01:16

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  3. Climate summit will go aheadpublished at 01:09

    French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said world leaders had told him they would still attend the COP21 climate summit at the end of the month. 

    "They said: 'Not only were we planning on coming, but we have to come, because we have to show to these terrorists that we're not afraid of them'," Mr Fabius told the BBC. 

  4. France 'struck by solidarity'published at 01:04

    French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has been speaking to the BBC's Paul Adams at the G20 summit in Turkey. Mr Fabius said he had been struck by the "very strong solidarity" shown by all leaders.

    "Not one of them failed to start by saying 'we stand with the French people and we ask you to convey to the president our friendship and support'."

  5. French defence ministry on IS strikespublished at 00:56

    More details on the air strikes France has carried out on Islamic State's Raqqa stronghold. France says 12 aircraft were involved, including 10 fighter jets. The strikes, targeting sites identified during earlier reconnaissance missions, were conducted in co-ordination with US forces, says the defence ministry, external (in French).

  6. Changed forever?published at 00:49 Greenwich Mean Time 16 November 2015

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  7. Sao Paulo and Rio remember victimspublished at 00:47

    The Brazilian cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro are among many locations around the world to hold memorials for the victims of the Paris attacks.

    A girl lays flowers at a memorial in Sao PauloImage source, AFP
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    A memorial for the Paris attacks in Rio de JaneiroImage source, EPA
  8. Obama orders US flags to fly at half mastpublished at 00:41

    US President Barack Obama has ordered that flags at the White House, at public buildings and grounds, military posts and on naval vessels are to fly at half mast to honour the victims of the Paris attacks.

    They will be flown at half mast until Thursday.

  9. Anger over Syrian passport claimspublished at 00:36

    There have been a number of angry posts on social media from Syrians and other Arab nationals following the news that a Syrian passport has been linked to one of the Paris attackers.

    People are expressing disbelief that a suicide bomber would be carrying a passport.

  10. Global tributes to Parispublished at 00:33

    Sarajevo, no stranger to violence on its streets, was one of many cities paying tribute to the Paris victims last night, with the city hall lit up in the colours of the Tricolor.

    Sarajevo city hall lit up in the colours of the French flag (15 Nov 2015)Image source, AP
  11. 'All wrong'published at 00:25

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  12. French strikes on Raqqapublished at 00:15

    France says 12 planes were involved in the air strikes on the IS stronghold of Raqqa in Syria, dropping 20 guided bombs targeting a command post and recruitment centre.

  13. Wanted man's brother named as dead attackerpublished at 00:11

    The brother of a man wanted over the Paris attacks has been named as one of the dead attackers by AFP news agency.

    Salah Abdeslam's brother Brahim died after setting off his explosives-laden suicide belt near a cafe in Paris' 11th district, the news agency quotes investigators as saying.

    A third brother Mohammed, who was arrested in Molenbeek while returning from Paris, is still in custody, AFP reports.

  14. Searching Paris: Who were the victims of the attack?published at 23:47

    Information continues to emerge about those killed in the Paris attacks.

    Watch a video montage here of the confirmed victims.

    People continue to search for the missing, using the hastags #rechercheParis (searching Paris) and #rechercheBataclan on social media.

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  15. UK police seek to speak to people returning from Francepublished at 23:35

    The UK's Metropolitan Police said its counter-terrorism officers were in the process of speaking to people returning from France who may have information relating to the attacks in Paris.

    A statement said: "Any witness to the terrorist attacks who is recently returned but has not previously spoken to police, should contact the Metropolitan Police via the confidential Anti-terrorist hotline on 0800 789 321."

  16. Tomorrow's French newspaper front pagespublished at 23:19

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  17. French, Lebanese and Russian flags on Great Pyramidpublished at 23:08

    A little earlier we showed you a picture of the tricolour projected onto the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt.

    But that wasn't the full story, as they also included the Lebanese and Russian flags.

    At least 41 people were killed in two suicide bombings in the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Friday.

    And last month 224 people on board Metrojet Flight 9268, flying from the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to the Russian city of St Petersburg, were killed after it crashed in the Sinai.

    Western officials have said there is a strong possibility that a bomb exploded on the plane.

    So-called Islamic State has claimed responsibility for both.

    The French, Russian and Lebanese flags are projected onto the Great Pyramid in EgyptImage source, Reuters
  18. French jets take off for Syria strikes - picturespublished at 22:39

    The French Navy has released footage showing warplanes taking off to carry out strikes in the Syrian city of Raqqa, Islamic State's stronghold.

    French jets take off to strike targets in SyriaImage source, French ECPAD
    French jets take off to strike targets in SyriaImage source, French ECPAD
  19. 'Attacks worse than Afghanistan' says Paris doctorpublished at 22:29

    Dr Philippe Jouvain was working in a Paris hospital during the attacks. He said what he saw on Friday was worse than his time working in Afghanistan.

    "It was very similar to a war situation. Some received trauma in the thorax, some received trauma in the abdomen. Others - legs, arms, etc. It was very complex."

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    A Parisian doctor told us he'd never seen anything like the scenes on Friday night.

  20. G20 vows to combat 'flow of foreign terrorist fighters'published at 22:19

    The G20 summit in Turkey, which normally focuses on economic matters, has inevitably been overshadowed by events in Paris.