Paris: One attacker involved in the Bataclan theatre shooting and hostage-taking on Friday night has been identified as a French national through finger prints, French TV BFMTV reported Saturday, citing a police source.
The suspected attacker was identified through finger prints the investigators collected at the site. The suspect is known to French intelligence service, said BFMTV.
Meanwhile, one Syrian and one Egyptian passport were found next to French national stadium Stade de France where at least two explosions went off.
Verification is being done to cross-check the information on those two IDs.
A Greek official said that the terrorist whose Syrian passport was found at the scene crossed into the European Union through the Greek island of Leros in October.
Citizen Protection Minister Nikos Toskas, in charge of police forces, has released the following statement: "On the case of the Syrian passport found at the scene of the terrorist attack, we announce that the passport holder had passed from Leros on Oct. 3. where he was identified based on EU rules... We do not know if the passport was checked by other countries through which the holder likely passed."
Meanwhile, a French national has been arrested at Gatwick Airport after what appears to have been a firearm was found.
The 41-year-old, from Vendome, was detained after he discarded an item in a bin at the North Terminal.
Paris was rocked by a wave of attacks on Friday that has so far claimed at least 127 lives. Terrorist group Islamic State has claimed the responsibility for a coordinated assault by gunmen and bombers across the French capital.
The group also released an undated video threatening attacks on France if airstrikes on its fighters in Iraq and Syria did not stop.
According to news agency Reuters, in this ISIS video made by its media arm Al-Hayat Media Centre, a militant is seen asking French Muslims to carry out attacks.
"As long as you keep bombing you will not live in peace. You will even fear traveling to the market," said an Arabic speaking militant in the video.
French President Francois Hollande had earlier blamed the Islamic State group for orchestrating the deadliest attacks inflicted on France since World War II and vowed Saturday to strike back without mercy at what he called "an act of war."
Hollande said at least 127 people died Friday night in shootings at Paris cafes, suicide bombings near France's national stadium and a hostage-taking slaughter inside a concert hall.
President Francois Hollande has declared the state of emergency on all mainland territory and Corsica during a Cabinet meeting urgently summoned at the Elysee palace on Friday night.
"The second measure will be the closure of national borders," Hollande said.
(With inputs from agencies)
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