Live: Suspected organiser of Paris attacks killed in Saint Denis police raid

[Surya Gayatri]

The suspected organiser of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, was killed Wednesday in a major police raid in Saint Denis, according to a Paris official. Meanwhile, France’s lower house has approved an extension of the state of emergency.

Latest developments:

* Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the Belgian militant suspected of organising Friday’s attacks in the French capital in which 129 people died, was killed in Wednesday’s police raid in the Paris suburb of Saint Denis, according to the Paris prosecutor.

* French lower house of parliament on Thursday voted to extend the state of emergency by three months in the wake of the terrorist attacks. The measure must now be approved by France's upper house.

* Prime Minister Manuel Valls has warned that France could face chemical or biological attacks in his address to parliament.

* Belgian police launched multiple anti-terrorism raids on Thursday, with one in Laeken specifically connected to Friday’s terrorist attacks in France.

* President François Hollande will meet in Washington with US President Barack Obama on November 24 and then with Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 26 in Moscow to discuss cooperation in the fight against the Islamic State group.

* French authorities have a number for people looking for missing loved ones: [phone]. There is also a special number for tourists: [phone]. The number for those with information for the police (from France): 197.

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Well done, French law enforcement. They got their man. Better late than never.

The St. Denis terrorist cell was apparently preparing for another attack.

[BeyondGeography]

1. Bon débarras

Ordure.