Anti-terrorism raids and the hunt for suspects



  • French police continue to hunt for Salah  Abdeslam – believed to be one of three brothers involved in the Friday night’s  attack who is on the run – and others thought to have been involved in orchestrating the attacks on Paris on Friday.
  • Overnight raids have taken place in Toulouse, Grenoble, Jeumont (on the French-Belgian border), and the Paris suburb of Bobigny. The raids were carried out under the national state of emergency declared by President François Hollande. At least one, in Bobigny, is reported to be directly linked to the Paris attacks.
  • Several arrests have been reported across those locations, with buildings searched. Weapons were reportedly seized in Toulouse.

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