Third body found at Saint-Denis raid site; suicide bomber was a man

PARIS, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Investigators discovered a third unidentified body in the Saint-Denis, France, apartment raided by police, and discovered that the suicide bomber there was a man, not a woman as previously believed.

The Paris Prosecutor's Office said Friday a key suspect in the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks remained at large.

French news program iTele reported the person who detonated an explosive vest as police closed in was not Hasna Aitboulahcen, 26, whose passport was found in the rubble after the blast. But Aitboulahcen did die during the raid.

"All I can tell you is that the kamikaze was not Hasna," the Parisian prosecutor told The Guardian Friday.

Friends described Aitboulahcen as friendly and bubbly but "clueless" and easily influenced. Her brother said she had little interest in religion until a few months ago.

Meanwhile, the third body found in the apartment has not been officially identified.

Investigators have launched a massive manhunt for Salah Abdeslam, 26, a key suspect in the attacks that left 129 dead and hundreds wounded. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility.

Also Friday, European Union ministers discussed ways to tighten the external borders at the passport-free Schengen zone. Ministers agreed to implement "necessary systematic and coordinated checks at external borders, including on individuals enjoying the right of free movement."

Other developments Friday include:

-- Belgian authorities said they released six of the seven people detained in connection to Bilal Hadfi, one of the suicide bombers at the Stade de France.

-- A closed-circuit video from the night of the Paris attacks shows Abaaoud at the Croix de Chavaux metro station at the time the attacks were underway.

-- An anti-terror rally planned for outside the Grand Mosque in Paris has been canceled for security reasons.