the man believed to have orchestrated friday's terror attacks here in paris is dead. officials have confirmed abdelhamid abaaoud was among those killed in yesterday's police raid in an apartment in the paris suburb, synteny -- saint-denis. ,eporter: abdelhamid abaaoud a key and highly visible figure for recruitment in the islamic state group. often filming his joy as he

continued to defile the corpses of his victims. french officials have now confirmed he died in this pre-dawn raid in paris on wednesday. >> we know today that abaaoud, the orchestrator of these attacks, one of the organizers, because you have to be especially careful, was among the dead. attention is turning to have one of the world's most wanted man was able to travel to paris undetected by the authorities. france's interior minister insisting that they had no knowledge he was in europe before friday's atrocities. >> it is only on november 16, that the attacks in paris, an intelligence agency from outside europe indicated that he was thought to be increased. -- in greece. reporter: abaaoud has been linked to a number of foiled

plots, including the attack on the -- the foiled attack on the belgium train heading for paris. >> violent acts planned overseas, perpetrated by inadist in -- jihadists european countries, trained to use weapons, then sent back to our territory to perpetrate their attack. reporter: investigators are working to determine what abaaoud have been determining fromaoud had been planning this flat in paris and whether he left instructions for his deadly work. anchor: police have carried out placesds that targeted involving bill all healthy -- b ilal hadfi's family. in's talk more to pierre

brussels. what's the latest in regards to the raids carried out in the belgian capital today? sketchy.he details are the federal prosecutor is not very forthcoming with this nation. qweste had very few communications since saturday -- few press communications since saturday. for instance, the number of raids and searches that took today, we- took place now know that it was, after all, nine raids. itre were a few hours where was thought to be only seven. nine people were arrested, seven of them are either related to bilal hadfi or people linked to his life in belgium.

this 20-year-old jihadist blew himself up on the stade de france surroundings in paris on friday. two are also directly related to the attacks on friday. the investigators wanted to close some doors, as they say. anchor: earlier today, the french interior minister, bernard cazeneuve, said he had received no information that was on theabaaoud continent. let's listen to what he had to say about tomorrow's meeting of european interior minister's. >> everyone must understand that it is important that europe gets back on top, gets organized, defends itself against this terrorist threat. it is urgent that the european union equips itself before the end of the year with a

with awide register, considerable reinforcement of the check system at its borders, and improved coordination against arms trafficking. france has been calling strongly for these measures for the past year and a half. anchor: definitely some tough words and the man's therefrom the french interior -- and demands their from the french -- thedemands there from french interior minister. pierre: the main question on which the ministers are going to focus is the passenger name record and the border checks. records, thenal europeans have been discussing it for nearly a decade now, actually, because there were agreements between the united states and europe after 9/11.

debateas always been a inside the european parliament, where the limit was between civil liberties and security on the one hand and on the other hand. it seems like now the parliament is ready to vote on this. that's what they are going to discuss tomorrow. also, the border checks. thenow, as you know, at outer schengen borders, european havenals can only be -- checks of their passports. now they want to have checks that go into the databases to go player -- to compare names against the reality of the situation. the fight against arms smuggling, jihadism, and they want to institute a common border rapid reaction force for

the external borders of the schengen area. anchor: thank you. we have to leave it there. now, one of the suicide bombers in friday's attacks was traveling with a false syrian passport. carried the name of a 25-year-old syrian man from italy. bill upton explains how this discovery is fueling fears of jihadists entering europe masquerading as refugees -- explains how this discovery is fueling fears of jihadists entering europe masquerading as refugees. belle: it's fake. are short of resources to verify documentation. whoever he is, this man posed as non--- one of the many refugees

fleeing syria's war and the violence of the islamic state organization. at the other major entry point into europe, the prime minister says they are doing all they can. >> the problem is that you don't know which passport is false and which one is not. how can you do it? they don't even have an obligation to show their passports. we do take their fingerprints. we do make photos. we do everything in accordance with the system. europethis summer, loosened its rules for refugees trying to enter. since then, a black market in syrian passports has sprung up. these documents are highly sought after, not only by syrian refugees desperate to leave their country, but also by migrants from other countries, hoping to enter europe posing as syrians. now, it would seem, also by islamic militants planning attacks in europe.

the-assad fighters sell passport books they steal from government offices when they take over at town. the fake passports can go for up to $3000 in neighboring turkey. even before friday's attacks, the eu's border agency had warned of a proliferation of fake syrian passports. france has requested a further 700 passport experts to be deployed. agency, we are not allowed to process any personal data. we don't have access to any databases. we pass all this information to the national authority. ourfully in the future, mandate will allow us to do more in this area. belle: meanwhile, the problem has spread beyond europe. on wednesday night, five syrians were stopped in honduras,

carrying falsified greek passports. anchor: in france, the country of parliamentarians -- country's parliamentarians have almost unanimously accepted tougher measures for security over the next three months. police have been granted additional powers to search suspected terrorists. there are warnings that extremists may be able to use chemical and biological weapons in the future. let's listen. >> because there is a terrorist threat, because our fellow citizens ask us to do everything we can to protect them, because we need to continue to act state ofly, the emergency needs to be extended throughout france, both on the mainland, but also in our overseas territories. anchor: i'm joined in the studio by a professor specializing in

information warfare here in paris. thank you for coming in. how successful do you think this stage of emergency will be in counteracting terrorism activity, particularly online? >> well, when it comes to online, it is pretty difficult to tell. before the previous law about online surveillance was voted a few months ago, all this online surveillance was done anyway, whether it was legal or not. so, today, even the smallest are not mandatory anymore, but who knows what they are really doing? there is no real answer to that. for the online part, for the legal part, it is definitely much more efficient. my guess is they were already doing this anyway. anchor: there are also concerns that, when it comes to monitoring and surveillance online, that you blur the line

between protecting civil rights and also ensuring the security of your citizens. -- you are really not really protecting civil rights. you are restricting them in order to gain some security. as you know, benjamin franklin said that you can't have -- if you want to have security and give up civil liberties for that, you will lose both. this is probably what's going to happen in this country. because, basically, the two big risks are, first of all, we might give the power on the next election to somebody who will be at using that technology against anything, terrorism or any kind of political opposition. the second very big danger is using technology we don't own as french people and giving up of our sovereignty to a foreign country. anchor: another war has been taking place online, if you

like, and that involves the hackers group, anonymous. have they been successful so far in hacking the islamic state groups' websites? >> they have hacked a few websites and they are harassing the islamic state, which can prove to be pretty efficient. about ask people pedophiles, who are usual targets for anonymous, they have been harassed for many years, and that has proven to be pretty successful. this operation from the operation-- if this from the anonymous keeps on going for the long term, it will probably disrupt many operations from isis. it might also disrupt some operation from our secret services. that thoses is secret services will have to adapt to what an honest -- what anonymous is doing, because synonymous definitely won't adopt to what secret services

are doing. news, new yorkr city police say they are aware of a new islamic state video targeting the city, but they stressed there is no current or specific threat. the video emerged just days after the attacks here in paris. vowedbill de blasio has that the people of his city will not be frightened. know, ablasio: as you video was released earlier today --isis, portraying videos scenes in time square and herald toare, in an obvious attempt intimidate the people of new york city. i'm here this evening with commissioner bratton and other leaders of our police department and the men and women of our department who patrol time makee -- time square, to very clear that the people will not be intimidated. anchor: earlier, we heard more

about those threats. >> officials here in new york city say that those threats are not credible. bill bratton, the police commissioner, went on to say that fear is the oxygen of terrorism. so, the message that we are getting from bill de blasio, the mayor, you heard him speaking there, and from the new york police commissioner is that new yorkers should not be afraid that nypd, fbi, and other law enforcement agencies are protecting people, and the best thing to do is to carry on as normal. that after the islamic state video which shows images of a would-be suicide bomber preparing for an attack with images of herald square and time square. officials always -- also saying times square is bustling as

usual. anchor: and there are questions about what to do regarding the islamic state. >> a lot of bustling activity. france has put its resolution in blue. within 24 hours, it could be voted on. that resolution calls for states to be able to use all necessary measures to combat the islamic state and to coordinate their efforts. various parties are already bombing the islamic state in syria. the aim of this resolution is to further coordinate the efforts from those members of the security council. that could be put to the vote as early as friday afternoon. at the moment, we are expecting it to be tuesday. it may be moved forward, because there is a sense of urgency, of course, following the attacks in paris. there is also a russian resolution, but it doesn't seem that one is making much headway.

it's very similar to the resolution that was presented during the un's general assembly, and it calls for a much broader coalition to fight terrorism. western powers have utter -- have a problem with many aspects of that text. it implies that assad should be part of the battle against i slamic state, and western powers don't want to bow to assad. anchor: memorials are being held france,at the stade de not far from yesterday's raid where two were killed and eight others were arrested in connection to friday's events. in the wake of friday's attacks, psychologists say many people are experiencing both fear and anxiety. it's a normal reaction to the traumatic events. speaking to the counselor may help. across france, the

terrorists in the capital have hit close to home. >> i'm aware of this difficult atmosphere. i'm not frightened for myself. i just think it's awful to be slaughtered like that. reporter: the graphic images and violent nature of the attacks have sent people searching for remedies at the drugstore. >> people with blank faces and an era of sadness. perhaps they need sleeping pills. prescription, of course. they don't want to see their doctor. they want natural remedies to help them destress. parents, as well as the elderly, seeking advice on how to process the alarming news. >> no one behaves in the same way, even if we can say that, collectively, we are outraged, angry, or sad, each person will have to find some way to transform these emotions so they don't overwhelm or impede daily life.

reporter: one of the best ways to get a handle on the events, discuss it with others, like this group of friends. >> it calls to mind memories of the war. i witnessed a bombing and last in the 1940's, so this is a reminder -- and blast in the 1940's, so this is a reminder of that. reporter: experts say the best thing to do is to try and carry on as normally as possible. anchor: other news from other parts of the world, at least five people have been killed in two attacks in israel on the west bank. in the first attack, two estoril -- two israelis were stabbed. third is really anted up others were killed in a gun and -- a30 israeli otherssraeli and two were killed in a gun attack. a bushfire in western australia,

of the norwegian woman, british man, and german man were found. a reminder of what's making headlines. the suspected ringleader of the paris attacks, abdelhamid abaaoud, is among those killed in a french police raid. it has now been officially confirmed. in and around the belgian capital, nine raids and nine arr ests, including two directly linked to one of the bombers in the paris attacks. we will take a look at the impact these attacks are having on the french capital, with stores worried that locals may stay away. time now for the business segment. for that, i'm joined by markus karlsson. there are fears of those attacks now spreading and impacting the

economic viability of this city, especially as we lead up to christmas. markus: we are seeing these growing concerns, beyond the human toll of friday's attacks, growing concerns of the economic consequences of the attacks, mostly in the tragic and leisure -- the travel and leisure sector. one co is seeing a certain ceo says he ise seeing a certain reticence to come to france. tourists may be turned off from coming to the french capital in the immediate aftermath of the attacks on saturday and sunday. but we didn't see bookings down fifth. than a these concerns aren't just limited to paris. it is the largest outdoor market in nice. on any other typical day, it is

bustling with locals and tourists alike. over the last few days, it has been practically empty. >> as you can see, it is deserted. there is no one. all the stalls are shut. >> it feels like there has been a slowdown. no one can deny it. it's just a fact. reporter: the city is well known. it is all but deserted. the increased police presence, hundreds of bookings have been canceled. this hotel has seen a 25% decline in reservations since saturday, a trend that may continue through to the christmas holidays. >> since saturday, we've seen the cancellation of one group, a business delegation. >> how many rooms? >> around 30. reporter: restaurants, too, are struggling to attract customers. since the attacks in paris, clients have stayed away. >> over the last three days, we

lost 50% of our revenues. normally, a lot of our clients come after 11:00 p.m. those people have practically disappeared. reporter: while the city streets remain empty, business owners are hoping the trend will continue for long -- will not continue for long. markus: additional security measures in 2016 will cost 600 million euros. this was announced by the finance minister in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks. he says the money will be used to hire extra security staff and to buy additional equipment. france has warned the european commission that it will overshoot the eu's deficit target to pay for extra capabilities. we are going to take a look at the stock markets. session --es this in the united states this gone intoshares have

negative territory. we have seen a deceleration in the last hour or so. the signal -- central bank signaled it would search to make interest rate hikes during the month of december. we will see about that. in europe, the main indices finished in positive territory with the decks and frankfurt leading the way -- the dax and frankfurt leading the way. strength. showing let's bring you up-to-date with a few other corporate stories we are watching for you. british regulators have barred hbos.rmer executives from hbos collapsed in 2008 and was

taken over by its rival, lloyd' s. thursdayreleased this shows some are still holding ceo business roles in the u.k. bosch isto-parts maker being drawn deeper into volkswagen's emission scandal. u.s. authorities are looking into bosch's role, which built a .ey part of the engine swiss bank, credit suisse, is promising to turn away from risky investment bets. the pledge was made during a shareholders meeting. planning for the investment banking unit to be used to support and grow other

businesses, including wealth management. that's the business news now. anchor: thank you. that's it for this edition. stay with us here on "france 24

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