Investigators of the Paris attacks have found evidence they believe shows some of the terrorists used encrypted apps to hide their plotting of the attacks, officials briefed on the investigation tell CNN.
This is the first time investigators have made that assertion.
Among the apps officials found used by the terrorists were WhatsApp and Telegram, both of which boast of end-to-end encryption that protects the privacy of their users and are difficult to decrypt. Ref. CNN
US Refuses to Tell France Who Financed Paris Terror Attacks:
United States authorities have yet to respond to multiple requests from France on sources of funding for Daesh terrorists tied to the November 13 Paris attacks, a French Finance Ministry source told Reuters. Ref. Source 7x
ISIL leader with links to alleged Paris attacks ringleader killed in Syria air strike:
The 26-year-old French national was the son of Morocco-born parents and the youngest of eight children. He grew up in the suburbs of Paris, and had been arrested in October 2012 while preparing to leave for either Yemen or Afghanistan, via Somalia, a source close to the investigation said. Ref. Source 1k
Paris attacks suspect shot, captured during an anti-terror raid in Brussels
Belgium's public broadcaster RTBF and Belgian newspaper DH reported Salah Abdeslam was captured alive in a terrorism raid Friday. Belgian federal prosecutors confirmed Friday they found Abdeslam's fingerprints in an apartment raided Tuesday in the Brussels neighborhood of Forest. Ref. USAToday.
Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam won't fight extradition to France
Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam will not fight extradition to France, according to multiple media reports. Abdeslam's lawyer spoke to reporters outside a hearing in Brussels on Thursday morning after his arrest last week in the Belgian capital, according to media including France 24 and posts by journalists on social media. France seeks to extradite Abdeslam, 26, in connection with the November attacks that killed 130 people. Ref. USAToday.
Another horrific terrorist attack in France. Seventy-five people dead and fifty injured. When will this madness stop?
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France, unlike many other countries outside the Middle East that are associated with the 'West', is the focus of terrorist attacks, but why? Looking back at other news could it be related to their need to antagonize? Remember this: Charlie Hebdo Magazine? Nevertheless, it is unfortunate that innocent people have to die because of extremest ideals that have no consideration for the value of life. Even with all the 'war on terror' these attacks are becoming more frequent and deadly.
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