French police are hunting Belgian-born Salah Abdeslam, a key suspect in the attacks on Paris which killed 129 people. But how do operations like this work and what are the difficulties faced?At the scene As with any crime, the key at the scene is to gather and decipher as much information as possible, as quickly as possible. Witness statements need to be taken and processed, as do forensic findings. After the Paris attacks, the rapid gathering of evidence allowed police to identify Brahim Abdeslam as the man who had blown himself up outside a bar. A VW Polo with foreign licence plates was found near the Bataclan concert hall, where 89 people were killed. A parking ticket inside was tracked...
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