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Paris terror attacks live: Hunt continues for fugitive as German stadium evacuated - latest updates

A second unidentified fugitive is being sought by French officials

Lizzie Dearden,Steve Anderson,Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith

Tuesday 17 November 2015 07:13 GMT

People leave tributes to the victims of the Paris attacks (PA)

Hannover stadium in Germany has been evacuated by police less than two hours before a friendly between Germany and the Netherlands was due to start. Police called off the match after "concrete" plans for an explosion were discovered. Here are the latest updates:

Hannover stadium evacuated after 'suspicious suitcase found'
A second fugitive is being sought in connection with the attacks
Three terror suspects have been arrested in Germany
Bombers' hotel rooms and flat have been searched by police
Two Belgians arrested for driving suspect out of Paris
Salah Abdeslam is still at large and visited Austria in September
French jets launch second night of air strikes on Isis targets
George Osborne warns Isis is plotting deadly cyber attacks
Doctors and nurses describe night of the attacks
Man carrying same 'fake' Syrian passport as bomber in Serbia
Isolation is fuelling young Muslims' anger in Paris
A man has written a defiant tribute to his murdered wife
Video of 'London Muslims celebrating attacks' is fake

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The strikes, the second set in 24 hours, targeted a jihadi command centre and training centre in Isis' stronghold and de-facto capital of Raqqa, according to a spokesman for France's military command.

Last night, France's President, Francois Hollande, said "France is at war" and vowed to step up the bombing campaign, as well as to join forces with both Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama in an effort to create a unified response to the threat of Isis.

French officials have named the alleged ringleader behind the Paris attacks and an international manhunt continues for Salah Abdeslam, who rented a car used to carry gunmen to the Bataclan music venue in Paris.

Paris survivor on the attacks

His older brother, Brahim Abdeslam, was the suicide bomber who blew himself up on Boulevard Voltaire and a third brother, Mohamed Abdeslam, was released without charge on Monday after being arrested at the weekend.

The attackers at the Bataclan have been named as Samy Amimour, a 28-year-old Frenchman, and Omar Ismael Mostefai, 29, who was also French.

Bilal Hadfi, thought to be 20, one of three who attacked the Stade de France. He is said to have fought with Isis in Syria.

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Members of the public gather to lay flowers and light candles at La Belle Equipe restaraunt on Rue de Charonne in Paris

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People lay a memorial to honour victims of the Paris terror attacks at Federation Square in Melbourne, Australia

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Soccer fans display the colors of the French flag in response to the deadly terrorist attack in Paris, France before the soccer match between the New York Cosmos' and the Ottawa Fury for the North American Soccer League championship at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, USA

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Pakistani Civil society activists shout slogans during a protest against Isis militants near the French consulate for the victims of the 13 November Paris attacks in Karachi, Pakistan

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People gather and view messages written on the ground at Place de la Republique in Paris

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French flags and a note reading "We will not let you spoil our children's lives" at the site of the attack at the Cafe Belle Equipe on rue de Charonne in the 11th district, in Paris

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A rose is placed beside a bullet hole at La Belle Equipe restaraunt on Rue de Charonne following the terrorist attack in Paris. As France observes three days of national mourning members of the public continue to pay tribute to the victims of deadly attacks

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Bono and band members of U2 pay their respects and place flowers on the pavement near the scene of yesterday's Bataclan Theatre terrorist attack in Paris

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Tributes to the victims at the Place de la Republique square in Paris

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An electronic billboard on a canal show solidarity with Paris in Milan

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People lay down flowers and light candles to tribute victims of Friday's attacks in Paris as the Brandenburg gate is illuminated in blue, white and red in the colors of the French flag, in Berlin

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A man leaves flowers as a tribute following the deadly attacks in Paris, outside the French consulate in Istanbul

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People take pictures of flowers placed in bullet holes in the window of a Japanese restaurant next to the cafe 'La Belle Equipe'

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People gather at a makeshift memorial next to the Bataclan theatre in Paris on November 14, 2015,

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A woman carrying flowers cries in front of the Carillon cafe and the Petit Cambodge restaurant in Paris

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People gather in front of flowers that were laid outside the French embassy in Rome

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People react near the cafe 'La Belle Equipe' at the Rue de Charonne

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A young girl places a candle in front of the Carillon cafe in Paris

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Flowers placed outside the cafe 'La Belle Equipe' at the Rue de Charonne in Paris, the scene for one of the attacks

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A woman is comforted by others outside the Carillon cafe and the Petit Cambodge restaurant in Paris

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The Brandenbourg Gate featuring French national colors is pictured in Berlin, on November 14, 2015 a day after deadly attacks in Paris

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Flowers are laid in front of the French embassy in Rome

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A candle is lit next to flowers outside the French Embassy in Berlin

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Another man who blew himself up as President Hollande watched the friendly match between France and Germany inside was found with a Syrian passport in the name of Ahmad Al Mohammad.

It was unclear if the document was legitimate but the Paris prosecutor's office said fingerprints from the attacker match those of a person who travelled through Greece last month after arriving with asylum seekers on the island of Leros.

Abdelhamid Abaaoud, a Belgian Isis fighter who recruited his own 13-year-old brother to join the group in Syria, was named by a French official as the presumed mastermind of the co-ordinated attacks.

He has been linked to several failed terror attacks over the last year and is still at large.

Additional reporting by agencies

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