France identifies Paris attacks mastermind; suicide bomber 'slipped through net' after probe

A French official has identified the suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks as Belgian Abdelhamid Abaaoud.

A Belgian man has been identified as the suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks.

Abdelhamid Abaaoud is also believed to be linked to thwarted attacks on a Paris-bound high-speed train and a church in the Paris area, an official said.