France, Belgium, hunt for terror suspect, Abdeslam

There have been multiple raids and arrests in the French and Belgian capitals of Paris and Brussels respectively as both countries continued to defend against the threat of terrorist attacks.
French authorities have said the Paris attacks were organised in Belgium and it has been nine days since a wave of ISIS attacks in Paris killed 130 people.
Authorities say at least one man suspected of involvement the Paris violence, Salah Abdeslam, a French citizen who grew up in Belgium, remains at large.

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“Authorities carried out some 20 searches Sunday and 16 people were arrested. No firearms or explosives were found.” Belgian federal prosecutor Frederic Van Leeuw said.
The prosecutor did not identify any of those people in custody.

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