The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks, and French President François Hollande said the attack was an act of war by ISIL planned in Syria, organised in Belgium, and perpetrated with French complicity.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks, saying it was in retaliation for the French airstrikes on ISIL targets in Syria and Iraq. The President of France, François Hollande, said the attacks were an act of war by ISIL planned in Syria, organised in Belgium, and perpetrated with French complicity.