What evidence did police find in the abandoned SEAT car used in the Paris attacks?

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Map of central Paris showing locations targeted during the November 13, 2015 attacks, marked with numbered circles. The map includes symbols for explosion and shooting locations and outlines the city boundary. A timeline on the left lists each attack site and event details, including Stade de France, Rue Alibert, La Casa Nostra, La Belle Equipe, Bataclan, Cafe Comptoir Voltaire, and Saint-Denis. — Paris attacks of 2015 Significant sites related to the terrorist attacks in Paris on November 13, 2015.

When police discovered the black SEAT hatchback abandoned in the suburb of Montreuil on November 15, 2015, they found a cache of weapons in the backseat. Subsequent forensic investigation revealed that the fingerprints of the suspected mastermind, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, were present on one of the AK-47 rifles recovered from the vehicle.1