Suspected Paris attacks 'planner' killed in raid: Prosecutor

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Suspected Paris attacks planner killed in raid: Prosecutor

Paris - Paris prosecutor confirms suspected mastermind of Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, was killed in a police raid.

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Published: Thu 19 Nov 2015, 9:25 PM

Last updated: Thu 19 Nov 2015, 10:27 PM

The Paris prosecutor says that the suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, was killed in a police raid.
In a statement Thursday, the prosecutor's office said that Abaaoud's body was found in an apartment building targeted in the raid in Saint-Denis north of Paris Wednesday. It said he was identified based on skin samples.
French Prime Minister Francois Hollande has welcomed the death of 'one of the masterminds' of the Paris attacks.
Earlier on Wednesday, The Washington Post had reported that Abaaoud, was killed, citing two intelligence officials.
The Post did not provide details, including the intelligence officials' nationalities, and Reuters could not immediately confirm the report.
However, Paris prosecutor said the suspected mastermind, Abaaoud, was not among a number of people arrested in a huge police raid on Wednesday, Reuters had reported.
At least two bodies were found in the apartment in Saint-Denis after the shootout with police, but they have not yet been identified, prosecutor Francois Molins told a press conference.
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