and they possibly, according to our conversation, included abdel-hamid abu oud. but this was a hypothesis, when they went in. they did not know for sure that abu oud was at that location. but this, now being confirmed to cnn, that information suggested that abdel hamid abu oud, was at this address. a stunning potential development, given he is the suspected ringleader in this attack on friday in paris. given the fact he had been linked to a string of plots, christiane, as you were saying, in europe, against france, including an attempted attack on a train coming into france, in the summer, including a french isis operative, who was arrested, in august, who said he had been told by abu oud, to launch an attack on a concert hall in france. the ring leader of the flat that was thwarted in january. in a jewish museum in brussels last year. a person of huge interest to every intelligence agency. the fajt he could have gotten back into europe is a stunning development. it raises the possibility, there was a second wave attack being planned by this group, that friday was

as international manhunt is now underway for abdel hamid abu. the suspected mastermind be hind friday's attacks. authorities are looking for the eighth terrorist in the paris massacres. secretary of state john kerry has land in for aris and promised the u.s. will not turn is back on france. >> we will do our duty side by said and will prevail. see core tin paris remains tight. thousands of soddiers have joined there is no secure tourist attractions, school and government brings. the eiffel tower has reopened for the first time since friday's terror attacks lit up hin colors of those honoring those with died. >> while the state of emergency does continue in france, tonight, be and with have learned those killed and wounded came from at least 19 different countrieses, dari, steve. dari: wow, sharon, thank you for that. paris iconic landmark, the eiffel towel, will remain bathed in blue, it would and ed are for the next several nights. visitors will be allowed back in. they allowed back in.er tig security. steve: that memorial honors those with die

french authorities have also identified abdel-hamid abu oud as the possible mastermind of the attacks. he is a belgian of moroccan origin believed to be in syria. while france, russia, and the united states bomb syria the , united nations is warning against escalating the regional war in the middle east. zeid raad al-hussein serves as the u.n. human rights commissioner. >> this is a dark time, a time of great turmoil in the international world -- world of international relations. paris believes, so, too, does beirut and aleppo and sinai and callous other cities. it seems the defenses against chaos and bloodshed that states erected, the laws they wrote and swore to abide by any agreements and treaties they signed are giving way to increasingly unilateral action bound by no principle or any foresight. amy: to talk more about the islamic state, we are joined by longtime middle east journalist abdel bari atwan in london. he served as editor and chief of the london-based daily al-quds al-arabi for 25 years. he now edits the rai al-youm website. he is author of the new book, "the islamic st