French judges order charges against 20 in 2015 Paris attacks

Three members of the original group are believed to have been killed during the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria; some perpetrators are linked to another attack in Brussels in 2016

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French judges investigating the 2015 Islamic State attacks that left 130 people dead in Paris have ordered charges against 20 people.
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    • Also charged was a Belgian accused of masterminding the attacks, who was held for years in Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq before being freed and returned home.
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    The Bataclan Club in Paris, the first shooting scene in the 2015 attack     The Bataclan Club in Paris, the first shooting scene in the 2015 attack
    The Bataclan Club in Paris, the first shooting scene in the 2015 attack
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    Three of the group, including the alleged mastermind, Oussama Atar, are believed to have died in the group's final months of fighting in Iraq and Syria.
    Also accused is the only survivor of the Paris cell, Salah Abdeslam, who was arrested near his home in Brussels after months on the run.
    Abdeslam's brother, Brahim, blew himself up in Paris.
    Of the 20, 11 are jailed, three are under house arrest and six face international arrest warrants.
    All are charged with terrorism offenses. Atar is charged as the leader.
    The November 13, 2015, attacks were linked to March 2016 bombings in Brussels.
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