Paris attacks: Police investigate abandoned explosive belt found in Paris suburb
The suspected explosives belt was found in a dustbin on Monday by street cleaners in the Montrouge district, police say.
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French police are examining what appears to be a suicide bomb belt dumped on a Paris street, 10 days after the attacks that killed 130 people.
It is said to resemble belts used by the attackers and was found in a suburb which a suspect is thought to have passed through after the attacks.
The suspected explosives belt was found in a dustbin on Monday by street cleaners in the Montrouge district, police say.
Police sources told news agencies it resembled those used in the 13 November attacks. According to AFP news agency, the device lacks a detonator.
Investigators say mobile phone data suggest that Salah Abdeslam - whose brother Brahim blew himself up during the attacks - was in the area on 13 November.
One theory is that Salah Abdeslam had planned to detonate the bomb belt but abandoned the plan.
"Maybe he had a technical problem with his explosive belt," a police source told Reuters news agency.
A massive manhunt for Salah Abdeslam is continuing in both France and Belgium.
The Belgian capital Brussels remains on high alert, and schools and the metro will stay closed on Tuesday. They are due to reopen on Wednesday but the highest alert level will continue for at least another week.
The US has issued a worldwide travel alert in response to the attacks.
