World leaders pressed for response to Paris attacks

World leaders pressed for response to Paris attacks

ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — Pressed for a strong response to the Islamic State group's assault on Paris, the world's top industrial and developing nations are set to outline their coordinated response to what President Barack Obama has described as an "attack on the civilized world."

The leaders of the Group of 20 were wrapping up their two-day summit in Turkey Monday against the backdrop of heavy French bombardment of the Islamic State's stronghold in Syria. The bombings marked a significant escalation of France's role in the fight against the extremist group.

France carries out raids, names 2 more potential attackers
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France carries out raids, names 2 more potential attackers

Associated Press

PARIS (AP) — French police raided more than 150 locations overnight as authorities released the names of two more potential suicide bombers involved in the Paris attacks— one born in Syria, the other a Frenchman wanted as part of a terrorism investigation.

The raids came as the hunt continued for members of the sleeper cell that carried out last Friday's gun and bomb attacks that killed 129 people and as France launched its heaviest airstrikes on the Islamic State group's de-facto capital in Syria.

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