--- title: Paris Attacks: What We Know About the Attackers So Far description: Eight attackers are dead, and three arrests have been made canonical: https://time.com/4113109/paris-attacks-france-isis-what-know/ author: Eliana Dockterman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-11-14T19:33:51.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T22:38:17.000Z article:section: World og:title: What We Know About the Paris Attackers So Far og:description: Eight attackers are dead, and three arrests have been made og:url: https://time.com/4113109/paris-attacks-france-isis-what-know/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte6c6fe8c499099f2/69887103e20a87429fa8e33f/paris-attacks-2.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: France - Terrorist Attack in Paris og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: What We Know About the Paris Attackers So Far twitter:description: Eight attackers are dead, and three arrests have been made twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte6c6fe8c499099f2/69887103e20a87429fa8e33f/paris-attacks-2.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # What We Know About the Paris Attackers So Far  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Updated: Dec 13, 2023 10:38 PM CUTPublished: Nov 14, 2015 7:33 PM CUT  A suspect is apprehended near Place Republique on Nov. 13, 2015, in Paris. A suspect is apprehended near Place Republique on Nov. 13, 2015, in Paris.John Van Hasselt—Corbis  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Updated: Dec 13, 2023 10:38 PM CUTPublished: Nov 14, 2015 7:33 PM CUT Coordinated terror attacks [took the lives of at least 129 people ](http://time.com/4112884/paris-attacks-isis-isil-france-francois-hollande/ "undefined")in Paris Friday night. The Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) has claimed responsibility, but little is known about the people who carried out the shootings and bombings in France. Here’s what we know so far about the attackers. **Who were the attackers?** ISIS has claimed responsibility for the six coordinated terror attacks, calling [them “the first of the storm.”](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/15/world/europe/isis-claims-responsibility-for-paris-attacks-calling-them-miracles.html?%5Fr=0 "undefined") “Eight brothers carrying explosive belts and guns targeted areas in the heart of the French capital that were specifically chosen in advance,” the ISIS [statement said in French](http://time.com/4112884/paris-attacks-isis-isil-france-francois-hollande/ "undefined"). Two of the targets included a soccer stadium where François Hollande was attending a game against Germany and a concert hall, where “a party of perversity” was taking place. **How many were there?** Authorities still don’t know how many terrorists there were in total, but say seven died during the attacks. Six killed themselves in suicide bombings, and police said another assailant was [shot and killed](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/4896001e7ff84ce199332ea84ea7e541/paris-attacked-police-hunt-accomplices-after-120-killed "undefined"). According to Paris prosecutor Francois Molins, the attackers are believed to have worked in [three teams.](http://time.com/4112884/paris-attacks-isis-isil-france-francois-hollande/ "undefined") **Where were they from?** French police said they had found a Syrian passport on the body of [one of the eight attackers](http://time.com/4112884/paris-attacks-isis-isil-france-francois-hollande/ "undefined"). Paris prosecutor Molins said one of the hostage takers at the Bataclan concert hall was born in France, and that a French national was among three people linked to the Paris attacks arrested Saturday morning at the Belgian border. Authorities also said one attacker was a young French citizen who had previously been flagged by authorities for links to Islamist extremism. A Greek official said one of the attackers whose [Syrian passport](http://time.com/4112884/paris-attacks-isis-isil-france-francois-hollande/ "undefined") was found entered the European Union through the Greek island of Leros in early October. **Were there any other accomplices?** Belgian police made three arrests at the Belgian border, [according to](http://time.com/4112884/paris-attacks-isis-isil-france-francois-hollande/ "undefined") Belgian authorities, after a car with a Belgian license plate was identified near the Batacalan concert hall in Paris where an attack took place. In addition, relatives of one of the attackers, who was born in Paris’ suburbs, were detained, the Paris prosecutor’s office said on Saturday, according to the Associated Press. _This is a breaking news story, check back for updates_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4113109/paris-attacks-france-isis-what-know/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4113109/paris-attacks-france-isis-what-know/"},"headline":"What We Know About the Paris Attackers So Far","datePublished":"2015-11-14T19:33:51.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-13T22:38:17.000Z","description":"Eight attackers are dead, and three arrests have been made","url":"https://time.com/4113109/paris-attacks-france-isis-what-know/","keywords":["France","Know Right Now"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte6c6fe8c499099f2/69887103e20a87429fa8e33f/paris-attacks-2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte6c6fe8c499099f2/69887103e20a87429fa8e33f/paris-attacks-2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"France - Terrorist Attack in Paris","caption":"A suspect is apprehended near Place Republique on Nov. 13, 2015, in Paris.","creditText":"John Van Hasselt—Corbis","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4113109/paris-attacks-france-isis-what-know/","name":"What We Know About the Paris Attackers So Far"}}]}] ```