The confusion was because there were only body parts. They didn’t even know how many died.
It was suggested the gather up the feet/legs and divide by two
BBC live updates:
Abaaoud identification ‘a breakthrough’
BBC Paris Correspondent Hugh Schofield writes:
The news is a breakthrough, because Abaaoud is regarded as an individual of great importance in so-called Islamic State - a man responsible for organising not just Friday’s attacks, but also others such as the Thalys train attack two months ago. He is believed to have been a close friend of Salah Abdeslam, the eighth gunman who is still on the run. However identifying Abaaoud also raised serious questions. The man was high on French and Belgian wanted lists, and yet managed to travel from Syria to the heart of Paris without ever leaving a trace.
"Boss, we have 8 fingers here from three different people."
"Print them all."
I saw a report that suggested the structure was in danger of collapse as a result of the withering gun fire. They literally about shot the place to the ground. Well done France.
"Why did you guys shoot 50,000 rounds at them?" "Because we ran out of bullets."