A stash of weapons has been found in a getaway vehicle believed to have been used in the Paris attacks. Detectives found three Kalashnikov rifles along with fingerprints in the abandoned vehicle, discovered in the east Parisian suburb of Montreuil. The discovery will heighten fears that one or more of the attackers – or their accomplices – are still on the run.
The first attacker has been identified as Omar Ismael Mostefia. The 29-year-old was one of three men who blew himself up killing 89 people in the bloodiest scene of the carnage. Six people close to Mostefai are in custody, including his brother, father and sister-in-law.
Greek authorities say a passport found near the body of one of the Stade de France attackers was used by someone in Greece to register as a Syrian refugee. Serbia’s interior ministry said the holder of the passport crossed into Serbia in October before claiming asylum there.
Theresa May effectively confirmed that the SAS are on standby in Britain to deal with multiple-shooting terror attack of the kind that happened in Paris. The home secretary told BBC1’s Andrew Marr show that arrangements were in place to provide “military support” in the event of a terrorist attack.
A handful of British victims are feared to be among the 129 people killed in Friday’s atrocity, although only one has so far been named. Some 99 people remain critically injured in hospitals in Paris.
Vigils have taken place across the globe to pay tribute to the dead and wounded.
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