National police published a photo of the suicide bomber on its twitter account Tuesday.
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The raids centered on associates of Hadfi who is believed to have been one of three attackers that blew themselves up at the Stade de France as France were playing Germany in a football friendly attended by 80,000 fans, including French President Francois Hollande.
Far from being demoralized by the brutal terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday, the French president pointed out that the France was targeted because it is a “country of freedom”, and that it was the “homeland of human rights”.
Another suspect is said to be French native Salah Abdeslam, who is thought to have rented a vehicle used in the deadly shootings.
Abdeslam, a French citizen, was arrested in 2003, admitted to stealing and reselling 10 or so of the cards and spent a month in prison. But Martins sensed problems.
“This is just raw terror”, he said.
French President Francois Hollande praised security forces for their role in “the particularly perilous and taxing” operation which he said proved the country was involved in a “war against terrorism”.
France launched a second wave of airstrikes at the heart of Islamic State last night as the military continue to fight back following the terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday. “We also have to verify people who are coming onto the European territory and into France to make sure there are zero risks for our country”.
A vehicle with three men, including Abdeslam, was stopped near the France-Belgium border early Saturday.
The Post’s report said the Belgian-born militant and a young woman were killed in the raid by French police commandos.
With Hollande, Kerry said the civilized world must boost its efforts to combat the Islamic State by going after the group at its core.
Earlier, Mr Valls warned of the risk of a chemical or biological weapons attack by associates of the Paris jihadis. Two have been charged with “participation in terrorist activity” and “preparation of a terrorist attack” for their alleged involvement in the attacks carried out on Friday, while the other five, including Salah Abdeslam’s brother, Mohamed Abdeslam, have been released.
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Meantime, police in Paris say 16 people have been arrested in the region and detained since Sunday in relation to the attacks. He said the plane downing, along with recent attacks in Lebanon and Turkey made it clear that more pressure must be brought to bear on the Islamic extremists.
