Overnight raids in France are just part of a nationwide sweep on suspected Islamist militants following the Paris attacks. The government says some 168 homes were raided throughout the country. In Western Germany five people were arrested in connection to the attacks -- three of them foreign citizens.

It's part of a nationwide sweep on suspected Islamist militants following the Paris attacks. The government says some 168 homes were raided throughout the country.

One Islamist militant suspected of arms and drug dealing was found to have Kalashnikov assault rifles, automatic handguns and bullet proof vests. In Western Germany five people were arrested in connection to the attacks -- three of them foreign citizens. The manhunt is expected to continue as authorities search for one of the eight attackers involved in the assault on Paris which left at least 129 people dead.

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