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Man whose flat was subject of raid 'unaware' of occupants' identities

Jawad Ben Dow said he had housed the men as a favour to a friend Credit: Reuters

The man whose flat was the subject of the police raid in the Paris neighbourhood of St Denis has said he was unaware of the identities of the people staying in his apartment.

Jawad Ben Dow said he had been asked to put up two men as a favour to a friend.

"Someone asked me a favour, I did them a favour. Someone asked me to put two people up for three days and I did them a favour, it's normal," he told French TV channel BFMTV.

"I don't know where they came from I don't know anything. If I'd known do you think I'd have done it?"

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