French PM Valls with comments being reported by Reuters

  • knew that attacks were being prepared and more are being prepared
  • not just in France also rest of Europe
  • confirms that police raids on various locations in France have been carried out with some arrests
  • attacks probably planned in Belgium

His comments were echoed by UK PM Cameron on BBC radio this morning

"Our security and intelligence services have stopped something like seven attacks in the last six months"

Sad, and disturbing,times

Update:

  • PM Valls says the Paris attacks were planned and organized in Syria
  • Belgian police carrying out raids on suspects' locations

The BBC is running a live update here