Paris attacks ringleader spotted on underground train on night of carnage

The suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, was caught on camera at a Metro train station in the capital on the night of the carnage. Abaaoud, who was killed in a police raid on an apartment on Wednesday, was seen on CCTV at the Croix de Chavaux station in the eastern district of Montreuil. The footage places him near to the Seat car found there that was used by the jihadists who attacked bars and restaurants, killing 129 a week ago. Abaaoud, 27, was killed in a ferocious gun battle with police at an apartment building in the paris suburb of Saint-Denis on Wednesday. His cousin, Hasna Aitboulahcen, blew herself up as police closed in.

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Meanwhile, witnesses have told how Abaaoud was drinking beer and smoking cannabis after the massacres. Estate agent Amel Alla said she was convinced she saw him outside the flats during the weekend after the attacks. She told Sky News: “I saw him in Muslim dress, down at the building with all these guys, perhaps eight or 10 of them. They were there like smoking joints and drinking beers - they are often in the street so I know them, I know them.” Aitboulahcen, thought to be the first female suicide bomber in the West, has also been described as a party-loving drinker who appeared to show no interest in religion.