Among those detained in Saint-Denis was not the mastermind behind the attacks – BBC Russian

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Image caption public prosecutor of Paris said that during the operation in Saint-Denis were arrested eight man has at least two alleged jihadist killed

The alleged organizer of the terrorist attacks in Paris Abdelhamid Abauda was not among the people who were detained on Wednesday by French commandos in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis.

According to a press conference the prosecutor of Paris Francois Molen, among the detainees there, and another alleged member of terrorist attacks Salah Abdeslama announced earlier in the search.

According to the prosecutor , during the raid killed at least two suspected Islamists. This Molen pointed out that the state of the bodies does not allow us not only to identify them, but say with certainty exactly how many there were.

Francois Molen also confirmed that the operation in Saint-Denis has prevented even as the At least one major terrorist attack. Earlier media reports, citing sources reported that his goal could be the Paris La Défense.

The special operation in Saint-Denis began early in the morning on November 18. During the storming of the apartment where the suspects were hiding terrorists, one of them committed suicide bombing. Another eight people were detained.

Abdelhamid Abaud – Belgian of Moroccan origin. In 2010, he, along with other possible participant in the recent terrorist attacks, Salah Abdeslamom, served in a Belgian prison sentence for armed robbery.

In 2013 Abaud joined the extremist group “Islamic State”, whose activities are banned in many countries including Russia and the United Kingdom. That IG claimed responsibility for the attack in Paris.

A series of coordinated bombings and attacks on civilians took place in Paris on the night of November 14th. As a result, killing at least 129 people, more than 300 injured, the condition of some of them rated as critical.