Second person reportedly sought in connection to Paris massacre

In Alsdorf, Germany, police search for a suspect in the November Paris attacks.

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published 17 November 2015

A second person is being sought for suspected participation in the Paris terrorist attacks, a French official told The New York Times. This person is thought to be an accomplice to the other surviving suspected attacker, 26-year-old Frenchman Salah Abdeslam, who is believed to have escaped to Brussels and is currently being pursued by authorities.

Seven attackers died during the Paris massacre, which left 129 people dead. At least nine people are now believed to have directly participated. Abdelhamid Abaaoud, 27, a Belgian man and an active ISIS executioner in Syria, is thought to be the mastermind behind the attack.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.

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