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The Paris Attacks Were Planned in Syria, Says French Prime Minister Manuel Valls

Some 150 counterterrorism raids took place across France overnight Sunday

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Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris that killed 129 people were planned in Syria, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Monday, adding that more atrocities against European nations are currently being plotted.

Valls said France is dealing with a “terrorist army” as opposed to an isolated group, while confirming some 150 overnight antiterrorism raids across the country, the BBC reported. He also said several public concerts and events linked to the upcoming Nov. 30 Paris climate talks will be canceled, according to the Agence France-Presse news agency.

The French armed forces, meanwhile, have stepped up air strikes in Syria against the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) militant group, which claimed responsibility for the Paris attacks.

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Witness Paris Mourn the Day After Deadly Attacks

The Eiffel Tower turns off its lights in memory of the more than 120 victims the day after the terrorist attack on Nov. 14, 2015 in Paris. Bono and band members from the band U2 place flowers on the pavement near the scene of yesterday's Bataclan Theatre terrorist attack on Nov. 14, 2015 in Paris. A woman is comforted by others outside the Carillon cafe and the Petit Cambodge restaurant in Paris on Nov. 14, 2015. France Paris Attacks Significant Death Toll Feared In Paris Terror Attacks Dozens of burnt motorbikes and bikes are pictured on the corner of Albert Thomas Lancry streets, in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, on November 14, 2015, few hours after a series of terror attacks that occurred across the city. ©MAXIME JOUY/NEWZULU/Al France Paris Attacks France Paris Attacks France Paris Attacks France Paris Attacks

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