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Hunt For Suspects In French Attacks Continues

Published November 16, 2015 at 12:06 PM EST
Soldiers patrol at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on November 16, 2015 three days after the terrorist attacks that left at least 129 dead and more than 350 injured. France prepared to fall silent at noon on November 16 to mourn victims of the Paris attacks after its warplanes pounded the Syrian stronghold of Islamic State, the jihadist group that has claimed responsibility for the slaughter. (Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images)
Soldiers patrol at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on November 16, 2015 three days after the terrorist attacks that left at least 129 dead and more than 350 injured. France prepared to fall silent at noon on November 16 to mourn victims of the Paris attacks after its warplanes pounded the Syrian stronghold of Islamic State, the jihadist group that has claimed responsibility for the slaughter. (Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images)

French authorities have conducted more than 100 raids as they try to find out who’s responsible for the attacks in Paris on Friday night. They have named a Belgian national, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, as the person they believe to be the mastermind of the attacks. Reporter Lauren Frayer joins Here & Now’s Indira Lakshmanan from Paris with the latest.

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