Australian PM Tony Abbott gets request from French counter-terror unit

By Nick Miller
Updated April 27 2015 - 10:16am, first published 9:25am
Australian prime minister Tony Abbott's visit to RAID offices in France. Photo: Nick Miller
Australian prime minister Tony Abbott's visit to RAID offices in France. Photo: Nick Miller
Australian prime minister Tony Abbott's inspects weapons at the  RAID offices in France. Photo: Nick Miller
Australian prime minister Tony Abbott's inspects weapons at the RAID offices in France. Photo: Nick Miller
Tony Abbott poses with members of French counter-terrorism unit RAID. Photo: Nick Miller
Tony Abbott poses with members of French counter-terrorism unit RAID. Photo: Nick Miller
Australian prime minister Tony Abbott's visit to RAID offices in France. Photo: Nick Miller
Australian prime minister Tony Abbott's visit to RAID offices in France. Photo: Nick Miller
Australian prime minister Tony Abbott's inspects weapons at the  RAID offices in France. Photo: Nick Miller
Australian prime minister Tony Abbott's inspects weapons at the RAID offices in France. Photo: Nick Miller
Tony Abbott poses with members of French counter-terrorism unit RAID. Photo: Nick Miller
Tony Abbott poses with members of French counter-terrorism unit RAID. Photo: Nick Miller
Australian prime minister Tony Abbott's visit to RAID offices in France. Photo: Nick Miller
Australian prime minister Tony Abbott's visit to RAID offices in France. Photo: Nick Miller
Australian prime minister Tony Abbott's inspects weapons at the  RAID offices in France. Photo: Nick Miller
Australian prime minister Tony Abbott's inspects weapons at the RAID offices in France. Photo: Nick Miller
Tony Abbott poses with members of French counter-terrorism unit RAID. Photo: Nick Miller
Tony Abbott poses with members of French counter-terrorism unit RAID. Photo: Nick Miller
Australian prime minister Tony Abbott's visit to RAID offices in France. Photo: Nick Miller
Australian prime minister Tony Abbott's visit to RAID offices in France. Photo: Nick Miller
Australian prime minister Tony Abbott's inspects weapons at the  RAID offices in France. Photo: Nick Miller
Australian prime minister Tony Abbott's inspects weapons at the RAID offices in France. Photo: Nick Miller
Tony Abbott poses with members of French counter-terrorism unit RAID. Photo: Nick Miller
Tony Abbott poses with members of French counter-terrorism unit RAID. Photo: Nick Miller

Paris: The head of the elite counter-terrorism unit that broke a January terrorist siege in Paris has asked Australian prime minister Tony Abbott to put him in touch with the team that faced a similar challenge in Sydney the month before.