In response to the attacks, France has stepped up its airstrikes against the terrorist group at its homebase in Syria, and French military spokesman Col. Gilles Jaron said that military forces have destroyed 35 Islamic State targets in the region.
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So far, four of the gunmen and suicide bombers have been named, all of them French nationals: Bilal Hadfi, 20, who blew himself up outside the stade de France and Brahim Abdeslam, 31, who blew himself up outside a bar on Boulevard Voltaire.
In the European Union, ministers agreed to rush through reforms to the passport-free Schengen zone to tighten the bloc’s borders, and Belgium put out its highest terror alert in its capital, warning of a “serious and imminent threat”.
Ait Boulahcen was initially believed to have blown herself up during the raid, but investigators later determined that she had not detonated an explosive device and herself and was probably killed during the shootout.
Islamic State, which controls swathes of territory in Syria and Iraq, has claimed responsibility, saying the attacks were in retaliation for French air raids against their positions over the past year.
A few residents in the area told CNN they had seen Abaaoud recently in the neighborhood and at a local mosque.
The newly discovered third body is believed to be a male, French media is reporting, Friday night.
The Paris prosecutor said in a statement that they had their finger prints taken there on October 3 on their way to France. Two off-duty USA servicemen and a friend stopped a potential bloodbath when they tackled a man who had opened fire on board.
The count does not include any of the attackers who died.
Marking a week since the carnage, a few Parisians lit candles and paid tribute to the victims with silent reflection. “But the skull we found on the pavement was not hers”. Others decided that enjoying themselves was the best way to defy the extremists.
Demonstrations have been banned under France’s state of emergency, but dozens of French artists and cultural figures have urged people to make a lot of “noise and light”, by turning on music and lights, at 9.20pm on Friday (local time) to mark the exact time a week ago that the attacks began.
Demonstrations have been banned in the city since the attacks, but Parisians have been spontaneously gathering all week outside the restaurants, cafes and concert hall hit in the attacks to leave flowers, light candles or hold quiet vigils.
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The decision by lawmakers means the state of emergency will be in place for three months from November 26. The measure now goes to the Senate, where it will likely be approved. “There is also the risk from chemical or biological weapons”, he added.
