French police said they
were seeking 26-year-old Salah Abdeslam, who is said to be one of three
brothers linked to the slaughter.
He is believed to be either
on the run or one of the gunmen who died during the attacks, security sources
said. He lived in Brussels, in the rundown immigrant neighbourhood of
Molenbeek, where police have made several arrests.
The attacks “were prepared
abroad and involved a team situated in Belgian territory and who may have
benefited from… complicity in France,” French Interior Minister Bernard
Cazeneuve said after talks Sunday with his Belgian counterpart, Jan Jambon.
“We are determined to act
together… to dismantle the (jihadists’) networks”, he said.
As the investigation spread
across Europe, police carried out raids in Bobigny, in the northern suburbs of
Paris, on Sunday evening.
Prosecutors said they
believed three groups of attackers were involved in the carnage, and they have
not ruled out that one or more assailants may still be at large.
The heavily-armed gunmen
wearing explosives vests opened fire on crowds enjoying a Friday night at
outdoor cafes and at the Bataclan concert hall, scene of the worst carnage
where 89 people were killed as they watched a gig by the American group Eagles
of Death Metal.
Seven of the gunmen and
suicide bombers died in the bloodshed, with three blowing themselves up outside
the Stade de France as France and Germany were playing an international football
friendly.
Prime Minister Manuel Valls
said authorities have so far identified 103 of the dead, who included
journalists, lawyers, students, parents of small children. Most are under 40.
More than 25 foreigners
from over a dozen countries were among the victims, with the first US fatality
confirmed as California State University student Nohemi Gonzalez, 23, who died
at the Petit Cambodge restaurant.
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