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Suspected mastermind of Paris attacks killed in raid

Xinhua, November 20, 2015

• Suspected mastermind of Paris attacks on November 13 Abdelhamid Abaaoud was "officially identified" among the terrorists killed during a police raid on Wednesday, the office of Paris Prosecutor announced in a statement on Thursday.

  "Abdelhamid Abaaoud was just officially identified after comparison of fingerprints, and killed during the raid," according to Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins.

  A raid was carried out early Wednesday morning in northern Paris suburbs Saint-Denis after sources tipped the French police off on Monday about the whereabouts of Abdelhamid Abaaoud.

  Abdelhamid Abaaoud is a Moroccan-origin Belgian jihadist who is believed to be the mastermind behind Paris attacks that killed at least 132 people.

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