Abdelhamid Abaaoud is the alleged mastermind behind the deadly terrorist attacks that took place across Paris over the weekend. Photo: Twitter.

The mastermind behind the Paris massacre, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, is dead, according to two senior intelligence officials.

The 27-year-old Belgian jihadi leader is said to have been killed by French commandos when a flat was raided in the early hours of this morning.

Read full story at the Daily Mail.