Abdelhamid Abaaoud has been killed.
The suspected leader of the Paris attacks was killed in this week’s police raid at the St. Denis apartment block.
Abdelhamid Abaaoud is believed to have been the main perpetrator behind the massacre in the French capital last Friday, which killed 129 people and injured a further 368 individuals.
French prosecutors have released a statement confirming his death.
French prosecutors say Abdelhamid Abaaoud, suspect in Paris attacks, was killed in #SaintDenis police raid
— Anthony De Rosa (@AntDeRosa) November 19, 2015
Statement from French prosecutors on death of Abdelhamid Abaaoud pic.twitter.com/4rhiUTzA6J
— Anthony De Rosa (@AntDeRosa) November 19, 2015
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