A woman who turned in Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the suspected ringleader of the November Paris attacks, said today she feels "abandoned" and afraid of reprisals, in an interview with French broadcaster RMC.
The woman -- using the pseudonym Sonia -- said she had received little support from the state in changing her identity and was living in fear, even though she had police protection.
Sonia was a friend of Hasna Aitboulahcen, Abaaoud's cousin, who helped him hide after he and a group of jihadists attacked Parisian cafes, restaurants, a concert hall and the Stade de France stadium on November 13, killing 130.
Both Aitboulahcen and Abaaoud were killed in a police raid after the attacks, launched after prosecutors said a "witness" had come forward, whose claims were backed up by police investigations.
Sonia said she called police as Abaaoud revealed he was planning more attacks against a shopping centre, police station and a creche in Paris' La Defense business district.
"In my head I said they will not do it because I am going to stop them," said Sonia.
Sonia said she was with Aitboulahcen, 26, on November 15 when she received a call from a Belgian number telling her to pick up Abaaoud, who was hiding in bushes near a motorway.
The woman -- using the pseudonym Sonia -- said she had received little support from the state in changing her identity and was living in fear, even though she had police protection.
Sonia was a friend of Hasna Aitboulahcen, Abaaoud's cousin, who helped him hide after he and a group of jihadists attacked Parisian cafes, restaurants, a concert hall and the Stade de France stadium on November 13, killing 130.
Sonia said she called police as Abaaoud revealed he was planning more attacks against a shopping centre, police station and a creche in Paris' La Defense business district.
"In my head I said they will not do it because I am going to stop them," said Sonia.
Sonia said she was with Aitboulahcen, 26, on November 15 when she received a call from a Belgian number telling her to pick up Abaaoud, who was hiding in bushes near a motorway.