Suicide vest found in Paris raises possible link to suspect

November 24, 2015 09:01

A street cleaner found an explosive vest similar to those used in the Paris attacks near the place where a suspect's mobile phone had been found, raising the possibility that he aborted his mission, either ditching a malfunctioning vest or fleeing in fear.

The discovery of the vest came as Belgium's prime minister cited a "serious and imminent" threat justifying keeping the highest alert level operational for at least another week.

The security measures, already in place for three days, have severely disrupted normal life in the capital.

In France, police said an explosive vest -- without a detonator -- was found by a street cleaner in a pile of rubble in Chatillon-Montrouge, on the southern edge of Paris and a considerable distance from the sites of the attacks on the Right Bank of the Seine to the north.

A police official later said the vest contained bolts and the same type of explosives (TATP) as those used in the November 13 Paris attacks that claimed 130 lives and left hundreds wounded.

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