Police release name, photo of 8th suspect in Paris attacks

French police notice about a potential suspect in the Paris terrorist attacks
(Image credit: Police Nationale/Twitter)

French police are searching for a possible eighth suspect on the run in Friday's series of terrorist attacks in Paris that killed at least 129 people. Authorities released his name, Salah Abdeslam, along with a photo Sunday.

An official told AP that Abdeslam is one of three brothers thought to be involved in the terrorist attacks, with another dead in the attack and the third arrested in Belgium.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.