We are At War Says Hollande, Abaaoud Presumed Dead
Shooting broke out in a northern suburb of Paris during an anti-terrorist police operation.
France and Russia Target ISIS Strongholds
France and Russia have carried out co-ordinated airstrikes targetting ISIS weapons depots, barracks and checkpoints in Syria.
Hollande Speaks After Saint Denis Raid
President Hollande made a statement after the Saint Denis raid and said,
All in all, more than a 100 soldiers and police personnel were involved in the pre-dawn operation targeted at the suspects of the Paris attack. By early morning, that number had swelled as this video from Ruptly shows.
A video put out by has footage from the neighbourhood where the raid was conducted.
Anti-Terror Raids a Success: French Interior Minister
Bernard Cazeneuve, French Interior Minister addresed the media after the Saint Denis raid and confirmed that the siege had ended. He added that 5 policemen had been injured in the siege, 2 suspects killed and 7 arrested. He added that French authorities are unable to provide IDs of the suspects yet, reports CNN.
CNN added that the Paris Attack mastermind Abdelhamid Abaaoud was the target of the attack.
AFP retweed its correspondent who put out the following tweet.
All Victims of Friday Attack Identified
All 129 victims of the November 13 ISIS attack in the French city of Paris have been identified, the French government has announced.
A statement released after Wednesday’s French Cabinet meeting says about 100 families have come to see the bodies.
The death toll may, however, increase as hundreds remain critically injured.
Saint Denis Raid in the Nick of Time: French Police
Police sources have told CNN that the raid in Saint Denis happened at the right time. They added that the suspects were “about to move on some kind of operation”
Saint Denis Raid Ends; Area Being Secured
Police sources have said that the Saint Denis raid has ended and the area is being secured reports AFP.
Reports say that seven people have been arrested and at least two killed in the seige.
French aircraft carrier leaves for an IS strike mission reports AFP.
Rented Apartment as a Favour says man Arrested in Saint Denis
A man arrested after the Saint Denis raid says he rented out the apartment to two people as a favour to a friend reports AFP.
The apartment is very close to the Stade de France, the French national stadium, where three sucicide bombers blew themselves up.
The men who stayed at the apartment are suspected to be Belgian nationals hailing from Molenbeek, the jihadist suburb near Brussels, Belgium where a raid was also carried out the AFP report said.
Air France Flight Safe After Bomb Threat: US Authorities
Two Air France flights heading to Paris from the United States were diverted owing to bomb threats, reports CNN.
Both flights landed safely and were searched and given the all-clear by Canadian and U.S. authorities.
One Person Still Trapped in Apartment
Abdelhamid Abaaoud Presumed Dead
Quoting French police sources, Christiane Amanpour of CNN says the suspected mastermind Abdelhamid Abaaoud is dead.
Five Arrested in Police Raid
What We Know
Four people have been killed. Reports indicate that one of the suspects blew herself up using a belt of explosives, and that one of them was shot dead by a sniper. The fourth person killed was a bystander.
Meanwhile, three suspects have been arrested. The Associated Press is also reporting that four police personnel have been injured.
The French Justice Minister has been quoted as saying that “the raid is coming to an end.”
What We Don’t Yet Know
The targets of this raid were Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks, and Saleh Abdeslam, who is suspected to be another shooter. We don’t yet know if either of them are among the arrested or killed.
Three Arrested as Police Operation Continues
French Justice Minister: Raid Coming to an End
CNN has quoted the French Justice Minister, Christiane Taubira, saying the raid is coming to an end.
Three Dead: 2 Terrorists, 1 Passerby
BFMTV has reported that of the three killed, one is a terrorist, who succumbed to a police sniper, another is a female terrorist who blew herself up and the third is a passerby.
Three People May Have Died in the Seige
The Guardian has reported that Le Monde and other French media have confirmed that three people have died. The Guardian has not been able to independently verify this information.
What We Know So Far
- Police launched raids in Saint-Denis on the outskirts of Paris before dawn on Wednesday, in an operation police and judicial sources said was targeting suspected Paris attacks mastermind Abdelhamid Abaaoud. He and several other suspects are holed up inside an apartment building. A helicopter was flying overhead and police have cordoned off the area nearby, including a pedestrian zone lined with shops.
- French investigators said Tuesday that they were looking for a second suspect in the attacks after video footage confirmed that there were three men in a car used suring the shootings at bars and restaurants in the city.
- French President François Hollande is to travel to Washington to meet US President Barack Obama on November 24 and then on to Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 26 to discuss international cooperation in the fight against the Islamic State group.
- France has conducted air strikes against Islamic State group targets in the Syrian city of Raqqa for the third night in a row.
- Germany’s interior ministry declared that seven people arrested near the western town of Aachen on Tuesday did not appear to have any connection to last week’s attacks in Paris, contradicting earlier reports.
- US Secretary of State John Kerry held talks with French President Hollande at the Elysée Palace. Afterwards Kerry said the two had discussed greater cooperation in the fight against the Islamic State group.
- France has conducted air strikes against Islamic State group targets in the Syrian city of Raqqa for the third night in a row.
- Prosecutors have identified five of the seven dead assailants involved in the attacks, while a search is under way for an eighth suspect, 26-year-old Belgian Salah Abdeslam.
- France has made a formal request to its fellow EU members for military aid and assistance.
- French authorities have a number for people looking for missing loved ones: +33 (0) 800 40 60 05. There is also a special number for tourists: +33 (0)1 45 55 80 00. Information that can help police in the investigation into the attacks can be called in (from France) by dialling: 197.
(via France 24)
Two Arrested Following the Shootout in Saint Denis
Periscope: Paris Shootout
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Two Dead in Paris Attacks: Police
Explosions Heard After Two Hours of Gunfire
Reporting from Saint Denis for France 24, journalist Djamel Mazi says that five or six explosions were just heard after two hours of heavy gunfire. Police have advised residents to say indoors while a police raid is ongoing. Schools and universities have been closed for the day.
Police Say Several Suspects Trapped in Paris Apt, Several Officers Injured
- Police vans and fire trucks are rushing to the scene of a SWAT team operation in the Paris suburb of Saint Denis that is linked to the deadly Paris attacks.
- A chopper is keeping aerial surveillance over the area since dawn.
- French television BFM and i-Tele say that the suspects are inside an apartment building.
- Police have cordoned off the area nearby, including a pedestrian zone lined with shops and 19th-century apartment buildings.
- Neighbourhood resident Fabien Crombe said on BFM television that gunshots have repeatedly broken out since the police operation began, punctuated by silence and the sound of sirens.
- Saint Denis Mayor Didier Paillard said transport has been stopped and schools in the centre of town will not open.
Shooting broke out in a northern suburb of Paris during an anti-terrorist police operation, sources said today, five days after the worst attacks in French history killed 129 people in the capital.
There was an exchange of gunfire during the operation in Saint-Denis, according to a source close to the investigation, who could not confirm who was targeted in the operation.
A police source told Reuters that the exchange of fire is linked to the hunt for fugitives from Friday’s shooting. A special armed response unit took part in the raid.
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