Paris attacks: Latest updates

Summary

A suspect has been charged with terrorism offences in Belgium for involvement in the Paris attacks
Crowds of people in Paris mark one week since the attacks with applause and dancing
French officials say the cousin of the presumed ringleader of the Paris attacks did not blow herself up in Wednesday's police raid in the Saint-Denis suburb
It has emerged that the suspected ringleader of the attacks had been able to travel from Syria to France undetected
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has said France will maintain controls along all its borders with fellow EU countries for as long as the imminent threat of attacks remains
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St Denis resident: 'I met woman who blew herself up'published at 14:55
The BBC's Tom Burridge in Saint Denis has spoken to a neighbour of the woman believed to have died during Wednesday's raid after activating a suicide vest.
The neighbour was shown a photograph thought to be of the woman and recognised her.
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I remember, one morning, I was going upstairs at my place, I met her, she was going down, because I’m on the 4th floor. She told me that she was visiting my neighbours that are just next to my door of my place. She was going down, I was going up and we talked. She said hello and I said hello. And I thought, my neighbours, they always have pretty ladies visiting. Now I hear that she was a suicide bomber I didn’t know. She was a girl with jeans, trainers. She was quite good looking. So when I saw they said that a suicide bomber blew herself up, honestly, I was lost for words. I met her without knowing. They were on the third floor and I was on the fourth. That’s scary.
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A woman believed to be Hasna Aitboulahcen, thought to have blown herself up in St Denis
More detail about female 'suicide bomber'published at 14:53 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2015
Associated Press is reporting more detail about the woman who blew herself up in the Saint-Denis raid, citing police sources. Previous reports had identified the woman as Hasna Aitboulahcen, the cousin of Abdelhamid Abaaoud.
Three police officials confirmed the woman's identity as Aitboulahcen, AP said. One official said she blew herself up after a conversation with police officers. He said an audio recording exists in which an officer can be heard asking the woman where her boyfriend is as gunshots ring out in the background. The woman is said to respond angrily: "He's not my boyfriend!" Loud bangs are then heard. The report said the two bodies left after the raid were badly mangled.
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Cazeneuve: We received no information about movementspublished at 14:48
Mr Cazeneuve says Abaaoud left for Syria in 2014. After that, he said, France did not receive any information from any European country to suggest he was on European territory and in France.
"It was only on November 16 that a non-EU country told us he had been seen in Greece," he said.
European borders 'must be tightened'published at 14:23
Mr Cazeneuve said the European Union urgently needed to organise itself against the terrorist threat and he called on countries to reinforce their borders.
Cazeneuve: Abaaoud involved in four plots since the springpublished at 14:19
Abaaoud was involved in four of the six attacks foiled by the French intelligence services since the spring, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazenueve has said.
He said the plots followed the same model - they were planned from abroad and envisaged violent actions carried out by jihadists living in Europe who are trained in the use of weapons and then sent back to perpetrate the attack.
Mastermind or ringleader?published at 14:00
BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner says there are questions over the way Abaaoud's role in the attacks is being described:
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A number of people on social media are objecting to our use of the word 'mastermind' because it bigs somebody up into being someone terribly clever or big or important, whereas this guy was a psychopathic mass murderer and the world is better off with him gone. Most Muslims around the world, as well as everybody else, will celebrate the fact that he is no longer around.
Bataclan to re-open but no date set: NMEpublished at 13:57 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2015
The Bataclan music venue will definitely re-open after the Paris attacks, though a date has not been set, NME reports.
"It will reopen, no question about it. Hearts will be heavy for a few months, a few years. But we will reopen. We will not surrender," venue co-manager Dominique Revert was quoted as saying.
Gunmen turned the venue into a bloodbath on Friday, killing 89 people attending an Eagles of Death Metal gig.
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France votes for powers to block websitespublished at 13:46
MPs have also voted to allow the government to block websites and social media accounts promoting or inciting terrorist acts, under France's state of emergency, AFP reports.
Prime Minister Manuel Valls has praised the "wisdom" of MPs who agreed the measure after voting to extend the state of emergency to three months.
Arrest and search powerspublished at 13:49
The state of emergency gives police more powers to arrest and search, as well as restrict the movement of people and vehicles. The vote in the lower house goes to the Senate on Friday, where approval is likely.
Abaaoud 'has gone out the way he would have wanted'published at 13:43
BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner has been speaking about Abaaoud's death on BBC World News:
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I wish they had caught him alive and would force him to stand trial for the appalling things he's alleged to have done. But he has gone out the way he would have wanted to go and this will be seen by so-called Islamic State as a martyr's death. An operator such as him, who has both the capability and intent to commit mass murder, is extremely dangerous, so it is some relief that he is off the streets.
MPs vote to extend emergencypublished at 13:44 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2015
French MPs have voted 551 to six in favour of extending the state of emergency for three months.
Abaaoud identification 'a breakthrough'published at 13:26 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2015
BBC Paris Correspondent Hugh Schofield writes:
The news is a breakthrough, because Abaaoud is regarded as an individual of great importance in so-called Islamic State - a man responsible for organising not just Friday's attacks, but also others such as the Thalys train attack two months ago. He is believed to have been a close friend of Salah Abdeslam, the eighth gunman who is still on the run. However identifying Abaaoud also raised serious questions. The man was high on French and Belgian wanted lists, and yet managed to travel from Syria to the heart of Paris without ever leaving a trace.
Unclear if Abaaoud blew himself up: prosecutorpublished at 13:15 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2015
The Paris prosecutor says that it remains unclear whether Abaaoud blew himself up at the Saint Denis flat.
Questions over Abaaoud's movements before attackspublished at 13:00
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Abdelhamid Abaaoud: a profile of the Paris attacks 'mastermind'published at 12:47
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A man said to be Abaaoud poses with a Koran and IS flag - the date is not known
The 27-year-old Belgian militant Abdelhamid Abaaoud is accused of orchestrating Friday's coordinated bombings and shootings in the French capital.
Police originally thought he was in Syria, but their investigations led them to a house in the Paris suburb of St. Denis, which was raided by police on Wednesday.
Abbaoud was killed in the massive gunfight that ensued, it has just been revealed.
Read a full profile of him here.
Abaaoud's body identified by his fingerprintspublished at 12:41
Abaaoud was killed after police raided an apartment in the Paris suburb. He has been formally identified thanks to his fingerprints. His body was found riddled with bullets and shrapnel in the building, the Paris prosecutor says.
Abdelhamid Abaaoud killed in Paris raidpublished at 12:37
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Suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks Abdelhamid Abaaoud was killed in a major police raid in Saint Denis on Wednesday, Paris prosecutor confirms.
Je suis chien: The viral tributes to police dog killed in Paris raidpublished at 12:30
The death of police dog Diesel, killed in Wednesday's raid in Saint Denis, has sparked a huge online reaction and inspired a Facebook page and a hashtag.
Read BBC Trending's blog about how 'Je suis chien' became so popular.
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Italy steps up security after FBI warningpublished at 12:29
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Security has been stepped up in the northern Italian city of Milan following an FBI warning that sites in Italy could be targeted by Islamist militants.
Italian newspaper website Corriere della Sera says, external that metal detectors are being used at the entrances to Milan's famous cathedral, the Duomo, and that an extra 250 police are patrolling the city's streets.
La Repubblica newspaper claims, external security has also been beefed up at the entrances to St Peter's Square in Rome.
Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni meanwhile told state broadcaster RAI that Italian security forces have been searching for five individuals since Wednesday afternoon in response to the US warning about potential targets in Rome and Milan.
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Amnesty warns security laws must not 'trample' rightspublished at 12:18
Charity Amnesty International warns that emergency measures imposed in the wake of the Paris attacks should protect the public without "trampling human rights".
It says such measures should be "temporary, monitored, and employed judiciously, that is, only when absolutely required".
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Right now the protection of the population from further imminent attack is rightly the number one priority. But the emergency powers currently being rushed through parliament provide for a sweeping extension of executive powers at the expense of essential human rights safeguards. They must be used only when strictly necessary and should not become a permanent addition to France’s anti-terror arsenal."
John Dalhuisen, Amnesty International’s Director of Europe and Central Asia.
The lower house of parliament earlier approved an extension of the state of emergency to three months. The government has also asked for powers allowing suspects to be placed under house arrest and searches carried out without a court order.
French President Hollande has proposed "problematic longer-term legislative changes" including a review of when lethal force can be used, more surveillance powers and the ability to strip dual citizens of their French nationality, Amnesty said.
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French soldiers patrol on the Champs-Elysees avenue