French police swoop on attacks suspects in Paris suburb
Three suspects have been detained and another two have been killed.
Vlad Palcu, 18.11.2015, 09:46
A deadly standoff between French police special forces and two suspects wanted in connection with Fridays terror attacks in the French capital city began in the early hours of Wednesday morning in the northern Paris suburb of Saint Denis.
Two suspects are reported to have been killed, including a woman who blew herself up using a suicide belt. Another three suspects are now in police custody, according to the French media reports. According to the French police, four officers have been injured during the swoop. Several blasts were also reported during the raid.
The operation is allegedly targeting Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the person believed to be behind the terrorist attacks on Friday that killed 129 people and left more than 350 wounded. Abaaoud, who was originally reported to have fled to Syria, was seen getting holed up in a flat in the Saint Denis area, close to one of the Paris districts where suicide attackers detonated bombs on Friday.
SWAT Teams are now on the scene in an attempt to close all the exits. The French army is also securing a perimeter around the operation. Local residents have been evacuated and a large area around Jean Jaures Square has been sealed off.
