A total of 23 people have been arrested and dozens of weapons seized in a series of raids on suspected Islamist militants across France, officials say.''There were seven coordinated terror attacks in Paris carried out by ... At least 129 people have died, according to city officials, with many ... In the Molenbeek area of Brussels, the police made seven arrests during a series of raids, at the order ... raids across France, in Toulouse, Grenoble, Calais and Paris.The crackdown follows multiple attacks on bars, restaurants, a concert hall and a stadium in Paris on Friday, in which 129 people were killed. A police operation is also under way in Brussels, Belgium, with reports that one suspect was arrested.A Shots and explosions have been heard in the district of Molenbeek. France held a nationwide minute of silence at midday time (11:00 GMT) for the victims.
French PM Manuel Valls said the attacks were organised from Syria.He added that the authorities believed new terror attacks were being planned in France and other European countries.The investigation into the coordinated Paris attacks, the worst atrocity in France since World War Two, led swiftly to Belgium after police discovered that two of the cars used by the militants had been rented in the Brussels region.Dozens of Belgian police and armed commandos surrounded houses on Monday in the Brussels district of Molenbeek, which is home to many Muslim immigrants.Police arrested seven suspects in Brussels over the weekend, five of whom have been released, and are hunting Salah Abdeslam, a 26-year-old Frenchman based in the Belgian capital, who is one of three brothers believed to have been involved in the plot.
