At least two terrorists have been killed and seven arrested in a police raid in Saint-Denis, France in search of the mastermind of Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris, Abdelhamid Abaaoud.
French authorities said the raid took place just in time as this team of jihadists “equal in number, firepower and explosive capabilities” to the one that carried out the Paris attacks, CNN’s Chris Cuomo reported.
Police said a female jihadist killed herself when she detonated some type of explosive device during the operation.
Five police officers received minor injuries and a police dog was killed in the siege, CNN reported.
It remains unknown if Abaaoud was killed or captured in the raid.
The Daily Mail spoke to a man who said the terrorists were holed up in his house.
“I found out that it’s at my house,” the man said. “And that the people are holed up at my flat. I didn’t know they were terrorists.”
He said someone asked him lodge the people for three days.
“I don’t know where they came from. I don’t know anything,” he said. “If I’d known do you think I’d have done it?”
Pictures and videos of the event flooded social media.
French are making sure these guys got no suicide vest on #SaintDenis pic.twitter.com/oggWhCByrs
— Anonymous (@C0d3fr0sty) November 18, 2015
Paris gunfire earlier , most likely a raid to arrest the 9th suspect pic.twitter.com/HaDqWL69WD
— Steven Ishak nabil (@stevoiraq) November 18, 2015
#SaintDenis #France #Update: Shooting between police and several barricated men during police raid near #Paris. pic.twitter.com/9BSJb3YKcb
— Myteks Media Labs (@myteks) November 18, 2015
RIGHT NOW: Police raid is taking place with heavy gunfire in Seine-Saint-Denis, #France pic.twitter.com/2JcOMKIREO
— Anis (@hertzmau5) November 18, 2015
French #RAID commandos in a huge firefight with terrorists in Saint Denis suburb of Paris. pic.twitter.com/N4mmPAkf11
— Jeff Gauvin (@JeffersonObama) November 18, 2015
LATEST: 2 dead and 7 arrested in #SaintDenis terror raid, French interior minister confirms https://t.co/XWU2O6u08X pic.twitter.com/M8Vqc4vsMK
— Bloomberg Business (@business) November 18, 2015
#PICTURES from the #SaintDenis operation pic.twitter.com/8zJa54r9kc
— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) November 18, 2015
Total of arrests in #SaintDenis now at seven, with reports saying two new arrests have been made. pic.twitter.com/i9A9J1ZKAT
— CNBC World (@CNBCWorld) November 18, 2015
This is #Diesel A 7-yr-old police dog, killed this morning in the #SaintDenis raids. pic.twitter.com/TjT433j25s
— PHILIPPA TOMSON (@PipTomson) November 18, 2015
#BREAKING (update): Gunfire is continuing to erupt in Saint Denis during police raid: https://t.co/3lIOcsSePG pic.twitter.com/xKfworc9zI
— ABC7News (@ABC7News) November 18, 2015
Major police raid underway in #Paris – Saint Denis area. Not broadcasting location. Via @PuRe_Rays pic.twitter.com/qIu8I43xzp
— Mark Day (@MarkDayNews) November 18, 2015
#BREAKING: Police Officers Confirmed Shot During Anti-Terrorist Raid in Paris WATCH LIVE – https://t.co/ffLDMmGfHB pic.twitter.com/tQ1PDfiD78
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) November 18, 2015
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