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Urgent: Suspected mastermind behind Paris attacks not among the 8 arrested: Paris Prosecutor

Xinhua, November 19, 2015 Adjust font size:

Abdelhamid Abaaoud, Moroccan-origin Belgian jihadist who was believed to be the mastermind behind Friday night's attacks, was not among the 8 people arrested Wednesday morning during a police raid in Saint-Denis, Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins confirmed to the press Wednesday evening during a press conference. Endit