However, reports suggested two of the attackers were Belgian, while a Syrian passport was found next to the body of another.
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Suicide bomber Ismael Omar Mostefai – a 29-year-old Frenchman who joined the shooting spree at Paris’ Bataclan concert hall – was identified by prints lifted from his severed finger, authorities said.
Identified by his finger, which was found among the rubble of the Bataclan concert hall, the 29-year-old was one of three men who blew himself up killing 89 people in the bloodiest scene of the carnage.
A second man suspected to have been among the attackers in Paris on Friday is very likely to have entered Europe though Greece, Greek government sources said.
The worldwide links to the attacks have led to new security concerns in Europe, which is dealing with a huge wave of migration by refugees fleeing the Syrian conflict.
Over 800,000 people have crossed the Mediterranean to Europe this year, with over 3,400 dying in the process.
“The opposite is happening”.
Sen. Charles E. Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Congress should require the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other counterterrorism officials certify their ability to vet refugees before the program goes into effect.
He said they “encouraged us today to do even harder work to make progress and to help resolve the crises that we face”. According to the French television channel iTele, at least one person linked to those involved in the Paris attacks has been arrested.
The report has yet to be officially confirmed by French police. “We’re stronger than the French”. They’ve also moved to distance the Muslim faith from “violent and brutal” acts. French President Francois Hollande vowed to attack Islamic State without mercy as the jihadist group admitted responsibility Saturday for orchestrating the deadliest attacks inflicted on France since World War II.
France furthered its involvement in its fight against ISIS militants.
He caught police’s attention due to the violation of public power.
The network quoted an unidentified source as saying up to three raids were being carried out in the Molenbeek district in connection with the Paris attacks.
France, Belgium and Germany stepped up border controls, while any indication that the attackers or their weapons had travelled undetected across European borders would add to calls for more scrutiny over people and goods.
A few evidence points to the attack having been planned in Syria, where the town of Raqqa has become the de facto capital of the so-called “Caliphate” of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil).
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“During the debate last week, I stated that we should not admit those claiming to be Syrian refugees and was condemned by the left for that position”.
