Morocco: Moroccan Intelligence Led French Police to Paris Attackers' Hideout

French police sources revealed Friday that Moroccan intelligence helped track down Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the Islamic State jihadist suspected of orchestrating the 13 November Paris attacks. A Moroccan tip-off, along with other information, led police to an apartment block in the Saint Denis district, north of Paris.

French prosecutors confirmed Abaaoud was killed, alongside a female suicide bomber, during a seven hour gun battle with police on Wednesday.

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