Third body found at site of Paris police raid: prosecutors

Published Fri, Nov 20, 2015 · 10:28 AM
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[PARIS] A third body has been found in the rubble of an apartment where the suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks was killed in a fierce shootout with police, prosecutors said Friday.

The body of a woman was found in the apartment, where another person also died after blowing themselves up during the raid Wednesday which killed the man suspected of orchestrating the attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud.

Prosecutors said a handbag was found containing the passport of Abaaoud's cousin Hasna Ait Boulahcen, who was believed to be the suicide bomber.

AFP

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