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IS Militant Video Purportedly Shows Paris Attackers


The Islamic State (IS) group has released a video purporting to show nine militants behind the November Paris terrorist attacks that killed 130 people.

Posted online, the video shows the nine making threats to countries in the coalition against IS, including Britain.

The militants seen in the video purportedly include four Belgians, three French citizens, and two Iraqis said to be responsible for the Paris attacks.

Filmed in a desert of Iraq or Syria before the Paris attacks, the militants speak in French and Arabic.

The footage includes images of the coordinated Paris attacks as well as security operations by French special forces during the assaults.

It also depicts the nine jihadists carrying out atrocities, including beheadings and shooting people described as hostages.

Based on reporting by AFP and Reuters

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