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LiberalArkie

(15,729 posts)
Tue Nov 17, 2015, 04:51 PM Nov 2015

Cell phone believed to have been used by Paris attacker is recovered, officials say. It contains mes

Cell phone believed to have been used by Paris attacker is recovered, officials say. It contains message to effect: OK, we're ready.



Update:
http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/17/europe/paris-attacks-at-a-glance/index.html

(CNN)A Renault with Belgian plates, syringes in a hotel room and a cell phone containing a chilling message were among the Tuesday focuses of the wide-ranging multinational investigation into last week's terror attacks in Paris that killed 129 people.

French President Francois Hollande says his country "is at war" after three teams of gun-wielding ISIS suicide bombers hit six busy locations. His military backed up the statement by pounding ISIS targets in Syria with airstrikes. Russia also launched airstrikes and cruise missiles there.

Meanwhile, a glimmer of hope for Syria's civil war, as America's top diplomat says a ceasefire could be on the horizon.

Here's the key information at this stage:


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LiberalArkie

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Tue Nov 17, 2015, 05:05 PM
Nov 2015

-- NEW: Investigators in Paris have recovered a cell phone believed to belong to one of the attackers, which could yield insight into the plot and the suspected network behind it, counterterrorism and intelligence officials told CNN. The phone contained a message, sent sometime before the attacks began, to the effect of: OK, we're ready, the officials said.

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