It is clear that some major terror plot was afoot. The mastermind and several of his fighters were all together not too far from the site of the attacks on Friday the 13th.

LIVE UPDATES: Three Dead including ONE FEMALE SUICIDE BOMBER in ongoing Paris Terror operation: CONFIRMED: THR... https://t.co/LtvEoyejPE

— Pamela Geller (@PamelaGeller) November 18, 2015

CONFIRMED: THREE DEAD INC FEMALE W/ SUICIDE BELT. 1X CIVILIAN. THREE MORE ARRESTED. ABDELHAMID ABAAOUD STATUS UNKNOWN.

A look at the presumed Paris attacks mastermind, who police say is currently being targeted in raid in Paris suburb: https://t.co/Prx8kpI5GC

— Cara Rubinsky (@crubinsky) November 18, 2015

The presumed mastermind of last week's devastating attacks in Paris — targeted in a police operation in the suburb of Saint-Denis on Wednesday — once bragged about being so slippery he could move undetected between Syria and Belgium, his home country.

BREAKING: 200 POLICE UNIFORMS FOUND IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE IN A RAID, ALONG WITH ROCKET LAUNCHERS AND RIFLES, according to @DeirdreBolton

— Liz Claman (@LizClaman) November 17, 2015