Two men involved in the November 2015 Paris attacks have been killed in Syria in a US air strike, officials say.<\/p>\n
The men, named in a Pentagon statement as Salah Gourmat and Sammy Djedou, were members of so-called Islamic State.<\/p>\n
A third member of the group, linked to a failed terror plot in Belgium in 2015, was also killed in the strike on 4 December, the statement said.<\/p>\n
The three were plotting attacks against Western targets at the time of the strike, it said.<\/p>\n
All three were part of a network led by Boubaker al-Hakim, a Tunisian who was killed in another coalition air strike on 16 November, said Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook.<\/p>\n
“This strike highlights our relentless efforts to simultaneously target ISIL (IS) members who seek to attack the US, our interests, and our allies around the world,” said Mr Cook.<\/p>\n
He said the coalition had successfully targeted five IS plotters since mid-November, adding that efforts had been aided by intelligence material collected in territory formerly held by the militant group.<\/p>\n
IS militants claimed responsibility for the attacks in the French capital on 13 November 2015, which targeted the Bataclan concert hall, a major stadium, restaurants and bars.<\/p>\n
A total of 130 people were killed, with more than 350 wounded.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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