POLICE: Mastermind Behind Paris Attacks Killed in Raid

danjoseph | November 19, 2015
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French officials confirmed Thursday that Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the suspected mastermind behind the terror attacks in Paris, was killed in a police raid on Wednesday.

Authorities intitially believed that Abaaoud was in Syria, however, the police investigation led them to a Paris suburb. A massive firefight ensued, during which the terrorist ringleader was killed. The Paris prosecutor says that his identity was confirmed based on skin samples. 

Police launched the raid after recieving tips from civilians and tapping phone calls coming from the apartment complex in which Abaaoud was hiding.

In addition to Abaaoud, a woman blew herself up using an explosives vest at the beggining of the raid. 

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