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France Confirms Paris Attacks Mastermind Killed

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12:47 19 Nov 2015


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French prosecutors have confirmed the suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks has been killed.

Abdelhamid Abaaoud died in the police raid in Saint Denis yesterday.

He was holed up in an apartment along with his cousin who detonated a suicide vest.

He's accused of planning the bombings and shootings, which killed 129 people.

His body has been identified by his fingerprints.

An official statement from the French Interior Minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, is due later.

Reporter Shona Murray has the latest from Paris.Meanwhile French politicians have voted to extend emergency laws following the attacks by three months.

Earlier the French Prime Minister Manuel Valls warned of a threat of chemical attacks by terrorists:


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