Thousands of people have been invited to a pyjama party hosted by the man said to own the apartment raided by French anti-terror police on Wednesday, in a Facebook prank that has gone viral.

Jawad Bendaoud, who claimed to own the flat in Rue du Corbillon, Saint-Denis, was arrested on suspicion of being linked to the Paris attacks, after terrorists allegedly plotted their deadly attack on the French capital at the property.

The bogus event “Soiree Pyjama chez Jawad” (Pyjama party at Jawad’s) has more than 213,000 confirmed guests for tomorrow night’s party and hundreds of thousands more have expressed an interest.

The event was created by “Jawad, the Isis host”, a prank page which has more than 66,800 likes on Facebook.

The public Facebook event is part of a deluge of parodies on social media, which mock Mr Bendaoud’s explanation after the suspected jihadists were found in his flat.

Mr Bendaoud explained to French TV channel BFM TV that he “didn’t know they were terrorists” and was only trying “to be helpful” when he was asked by a friend to rent out his flat to two people for a few nights.

He told the reporter: “I told them there were no mattresses, they said it didn’t matter - they only wanted water and to be able to pray.”

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Bryan Charpentier, 23, who confirmed he attending the event on Facebook, said: “I think it’s pretty funny. We are all really tensed in Paris after the events and there is a feeling of insecurity. We need a breather and humour is a great way to relax.

“We were all very surprised at Jawad’s foolishness. He seemed so detached from the situation when the assault happened in his flat. So the teasing started because it seems improbable he did not suspect anything.”

The flat is believed to have been effectively a squat Mr Bendaoud rented out from time to times, reports the French newspaper The Figaro.

Three suspects were killed when the flat was raided on Wednesday, including Hasna Aitboulahcen.