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| Shots Fired in Paris Suburb as Police Surround Terror Suspects |
| 2015-11-18 |
| Shots were fired in the northern Paris suburb of Saint-Denis as French police conduct an ongoing operation related to the terrorist attacks last week, the police said. A raid is being carried out at an address in the Saint-Denis Basilique district, the police said. Two people have been killed in the operation, French newspaper Le Monde reported. The raid is aimed at an armed group cornered in an apartment, AFP said. Helicopters are circling the area and sporadic shots are being heard, Saint-Denis Mayor Didier Paillard said on France Info radio. All transport in the area has been halted, he said. People living in the area have been told to stay indoors, according to France Info radio. The attacks on Friday at seven sites in the Paris area killed 129 people and injured more than 300. France has since conducted raids across the country in the search for suspects. The country has also bombed Islamic State targets, destroying a command center and a training site at the terror group's stronghold in Raqqa, Syria. |
| Posted by:gorb |
| #9 "Suspected ringleader" of Paris attacks dead. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-11-18 18:11 |
| #8 :) Heart warming stories with insider cute. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-11-18 17:56 |
| #7 Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said police had fired 5,000 rounds of munitions into the apartment, which was left shredded by the assault, its windows blown out and the facade riddled with bullet impacts. |
| Posted by: Classer 2015-11-18 16:04 |
| #6 The early reports said the vests were made with TATP. Very scary and volatile stuff out of which to make vests. Maker was very skilled or very lucky. |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2015-11-18 11:41 |
| #5 It would be awfully nice if one of those in this lot were the Paris attacks suicide vest maker. It seems to me that for bomb makers, a professional is someone who survives making a first lot of bombs that didn't blow up until intended. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2015-11-18 11:21 |
| #4 Not necessarily the same cell. My impression, from the number of raids, is they're sweeping up every suspect. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2015-11-18 10:27 |
| #3 Problem is, Mr. B, that the smarter ones will learn. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2015-11-18 09:09 |
| #2 Found their "safe house." Much more will soon be learned from this raid. Amateurs the lot. Professionals would have sanitized the facility, with logistical people leaving France before the attack. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-11-18 08:16 |
| #1 killed two (the boombitch blew herself up) |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-11-18 07:57 |