One of the Paris attackers identified as a French national
15th November, 2015
One of the seven attackers who killed 129 people and wounded 350 in Paris has been identified, as the French police investigation picks up pace. The attacker was named as Omar Ismail Mostefai, a 29-year-old French citizen of Algerian origin. Six people close to him were reportedly taken into custody on Saturday morning. According to reports, mostefai had a history of petty crime but was never jailed. The security services deemed him to have been radicalised in 2010 but he was never implicated in a counter-terrorism investigation. His father, brother and sister-in-law are among six people close to Mostefai who have reportedly been taken into police custody. Three of the attackers are said to be brothers