Summary

  • Belgian police arrest 16 in raids after Paris attacks

  • Suspected Paris gunman Salah Abdeslam is still at large

  • Brussels begins another day of lockdown on highest level of alert

  • UK Prime Minister David Cameron arrives in Paris for talks on the fight against IS

  • French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle arrives in eastern Mediterranean

  • All times GMT

  1. Detention of Paris landlord extendedpublished at 11:17

    Jawad BendaoudImage source, AP

    The Paris prosecutor's office have extended the detention of Jawad Bendaoud (above), the man who rented his apartment to Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks, until Monday.

    Under French law, this is the maximum extension he can receive in terrorism-related investigations. Seven others arrested last Wednesday when the apartment in Saint Denis was raided have already been released.  

  2. Obama: 'We will destroy this terrorist organisation'published at 11:16

    More from President Obama. 

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    The United States will continue to lead this global coalition, we are intensifying our strategy on all fronts, with local partners on the ground.

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    We are going to keep on rolling back Isil in Iraq and in Syria, and take out more of their leaders and commanders so that they do not threaten us, and we will destroy this terrorist organisation.

  3. Obama: 'We must cut off the funding of Islamic State'published at 11:14

    US President Barack Obama in Kuala LumpurImage source, AFP

    US President Barack Obama says the US and its allies will not relent in their fight against Islamic State militants. 

    Speaking in Kuala Lumpur, Mr Obama said the global coalition would ultimately destroy IS - taking back the land they control, cutting off their finances and hunting down their leaders. 

    He urged all nations to send a signal that the world would continue to do business and would not succumb to fear. 

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    The most powerful tool we have to fight Isil is to say that we're not afraid, to not elevate them to somehow buy into their fantasy that they're doing something important.

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    They're a bunch of killers.

  4. UK 'to step up its aircraft carrier punch'published at 11:01

    Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George OsborneImage source, AFP

    Britain plans to increase the number of fighter jets it can launch from new aircraft carriers as it seeks to boost its military attack capabilities, Chancellor George Osborne tells the BBC's Andrew Marr Show.

    "We are going to step up the aircraft carrier punch of the United Kingdom. We are going to make sure that when these aircraft carriers are available they are going to have planes that can fly from them in force," Mr Osborne said.

    Asked if he would rule out police cuts, he said: "Every public service has to make sure it is spending its money well." 

    The chancellor said the counter-terrorism budget was being increased and more money would be spent on defence.

  5. Islamic State accuses France of hitting civilian buildings in Syriapublished at 10:48

    BBC Monitoring

    Islamic State (IS) militants have issued a new video which claims that recent French strikes on the group's Syrian stronghold of Raqqa hit civilian buildings without causing any casualties.

    The video issued on 22 November was released by IS's so-called "Al-Raqqa Province" in French and Arabic. It showed footage of two buildings that were extensively damaged.

    The video claimed that the buildings housed "the Central Administration of Bakeries" and a "medicines warehouse".

    The militant in the video also vowed revenge against France for the airstrikes - and that the Paris attacks were "just a warning" aimed at telling the French that "we can reach you anywhere".

  6. Archbishop: Paris attacks 'made me doubt God'published at 10:40

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    Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has told the BBC that the Paris attacks made him temporarily doubt the presence of God.

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    Saturday morning, I was out and as I was walking I was praying and saying: 'God, why - why is this happening? Where are you in all this?' and then engaging and talking to God.

  7. France biological and chemical attack 'is a risk'published at 10:29

    French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has warned that a chemical or biological attack "was among the risks" facing his country - and that all possible precautions to avoid such a scenario had been taken, AFP reports.

    He said French authorities were not ruling anything out in the wake of the Paris attacks.

  8. Brussels: A city on high alertpublished at 10:24

    Brussels this morning was a city with few people on the streets - apart from the security forces.

    Belgian soldiers patrol Brussels Grand Place (22 November 2015)Image source, Reuters
    Soldiers patrol a shopping arcade in central Brussels (22 November 2015)Image source, Reuters
    Belgian soldiers patrol in central Brussels (22 November 2015)Image source, Reuters
  9. 'This isn't a war like the Second World War'published at 10:16

    UK shadow chancellor John McDonnell on the Andrew Marr show

    UK shadow chancellor John McDonnell says it is unlikely that military action alone would end the threat from Islamic State militants.

    He told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show: "This isn't a war like the Second World War, where you fight against an enemy in one terrain, you defeat them, they sign a peace treaty and that's it. 

    "I think Isil... basically they're encouraging the UK and US to get involved in a war in the Middle East again, because it plays to their narrative of crusader invasion. 

    "And remember if we did defeat Isil in some form, they have another army and that army we've seen is located in most of our capital cities."

  10. Security also remains tight in Parispublished at 10:00

    French soldiers patrol Roissy Charles De Gaulle international airportImage source, Reuters

    Paris also remains on alert, with armed police and soldiers visible at the city's main airport and in other key places. 

  11. UN: US and Russia need to work together to defeat terrorismpublished at 09:57

    UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says that he has urged Russia and the US to co-operate on defeating terrorism, Reuters reports.

    "All these terrorists and ideology extremists should be defeated in the name of humanity," he said at the annual East Asia Summit in Kuala Lumpur. "In that regard, we need to unite."

    He called for "global solidarity" to address the "common enemy".    

  12. Belgium hunting 'several suspects' - reportspublished at 09:56

    Belgium's Interior Minister Jan JambonImage source, AP

    Belgian Interior Minister Jan Jambon says authorities are not just looking for Abdeslam. 

    "It involves several suspects and that is why we have put in place such exceptional measures," the Belga news agency cited Mr Jambon as telling Flemish television. 

    "We are following the situation minute by minute. There is no reason to hide that. There is a real threat but we are doing everything possible day and night to face up to this situation."

  13. IS targets will be 'hit by French carrier planes on Monday'published at 09:50

    French jets will be able to launch air strikes on Islamic State targets from an aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean from Monday, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is quoted by the AFP news agency as saying. 

  14. Brussels metro 'remains closed'published at 09:47 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2015

    Transport authorities in Brussels say the city's metro system is remaining closed "as a precaution". 

    They had previously said the network would remain closed until at least 15:00 today. 

    In a Facebook post, STIB said they would decide on a "day by day basis" - and in consultation with police and other authorities - when the stations would reopen.

    Buses and trams are running, but some trams have been affected by the measure.

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  15. Highest threat level 'maintained' in Brusselspublished at 09:41 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2015

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  16. 'Everyone is on edge' in Brusselspublished at 09:32

    Residents - and tourists - in Brussels have been speaking to the BBC about the atmosphere in the city.

    Headteacher Helen Bracegirdle-Brown said "everyone is on edge" following the raised terror alert.

    And Chris Foreman, who is spending the weekend in Brussels on a city break with his girlfriend, had this to say: 

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    We hope nothing happens and that life in Brussels, and the rest of Europe, can go on as normal.

  17. Music fans died because they 'wouldn't leave their friends'published at 09:18

    Members of US rock band Eagles of Death Metal, who were playing at the Bataclan in Paris when terrorists launched an attack, have given their first interview about the experience. 

    Lead singer Jesse Hughes said: "A great reason why so many were killed was because so many people wouldn't leave their friends. 

    "So many people put themselves in front of people."

    The interview with Vice News, external will be released in full next week.  

  18. Brussels will have to 'wake up and work' on Mondaypublished at 09:16

    The BBC was out talking to people on the streets of central Brussels last night - you can watch the video report here.

    "People here may be able to cope with a quiet weekend, but tomorrow, this European capital has to wake up and work," BBC reporter Simon Clemison said.

  19. Few brave the streets of Brusselspublished at 09:06

    The centre of Brussels was almost empty on Saturday night because the terror alert prompted restaurants and bars to shut early.

    An empty street near the Grand Place in the centre of BrusselsImage source, AP
    A note on the door of a pub in Brussels, saying it is closing earlyImage source, AFP/Getty
    A man walks in an empty street in BrusselsImage source, AFP/Getty