Reports of Shooting in Paris Suburb: Tuesday November 17

It's been a long day for the world---with all kinds of false alarms on planes and in stadiums and in cafes.

But right now I'm watching a shoot out on CNN and it's pretty convincing that something untoward is going on.

Apparently there is a police raid and the sounds of serious shooting that started about an hour ago. It is now 11:28 EST.

I'll loop back and add more content as the night wears on.

Early reports: english.alarabiya.net...

a reply to: MRuss

Apparently, police officers have been shot and wounded.

Is anyone catching this? Have you discovered more links to news sources?

CNN is airing it live---in and out during interviews.

Twitter: #France #Update: Shooting north of #Paris between police and poss 9th #ParisAttacks suspect. Several men barricaded.

Witnesses report gunfire in Paris suburb; police officers may have been shot

Witnesses report heavy gunfire and that police are blocking roads in the northern Paris suburb of Saint-Denis early Wednesday.

Police officers have been shot and wounded during a raid seeking one of the suspects in the Paris terrorist attacks, CNN affiliate BFMTV reported.

There's a link to the article. They're saying a police officer has been shot during this latest raid.

a reply to: MRuss

Some other links here

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a reply to: mr-lizard

Aw. I beat the other OP about this by three minutes.

But glad to have at least alerted a few to turn on their tvs.

a reply to: MRuss

I don't even know what to say anymore vindication is not sweet just bitter, we have to all stand together and stand for what's right, period end of story I hope everyone's ok.

a reply to: MRuss

Wow, Paris is turning into Damascus at an alarming rate!

St Denis residents will be having a sleepless night to the tune of gun fire.

Death has come to the streets of Paris.

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Officer confirmed down.

May have something to do with the missing suspect, for which a manhunt has been underway since last Friday.

I wonder if this is Salah Abdelslam, the same guy they questioned and released after the attacks?

a reply to: MRuss

RT reporting 2 people killed and a third unconfirmed. Twitter videos of gunshots at 4:30 am. France isn't messing around, they've been kicking in doors for four days straight.
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a reply to: MRuss

Here is a nice little sound track for your thread. Very fitting!

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Army arriving on the scene.

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The police operation in St-Denis is ongoing, but here is what we currently know:

Heavy shooting, including automatic gunfire, and explosions have been reported in St Denis, a northern Paris suburb. St Denis is where the Stade de France, one of the targets of Friday’s attacks, is located, although the current operation is in the centre of the suburb, close to the basilica.
The targets of the raid are the mastermind of the Paris attacks, Abdel-Hamid Abu Oud; as well as Salah Abdeslam and another suspect thought to be a ninth attacker.
Two or three men are reported to have barricaded themselves in an apartment, exchanging gunfire with officers. It is not confirmed that these men are the suspects named above.
Shooting began at 4.30am local time (0330 GMT) and has continued in bursts in the hours since.
At least one police officer has been injured in the operation.
Roads have been closed off and the police operation is ongoing, with large numbers of police officers and police vehicles in the area. Military reinforcements have also arrived.
Residents have been told to stay in their homes and away from windows. Some have been moved to a temporary shelter in the town hall. Transport to St-Denis has been suspended and schools will not open on Wednesday.

How normal is it when the Military has to be called in for a situation like this for France?

5 explosions reported. Army on site right now.

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It is now just after 7.30am in Paris, meaning the siege in St-Denis has been going on for over three hours.

There are reports of one person dead, and three police officers injured, though apparently not seriously.

Several explosions have been heard in the last few minutes.

At least three military trucks are now on the scene in the centre of St-Denis.

originally posted by: mr-lizard
5 explosions reported. Army on site right now.

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5 explosions and army involved now??? Sounds pretty serious there, like a war going on right now in France...geesh

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Radio Station Europe 1 reporting 3 people have been arrested, one person killed. One person arrested was a woman that had a suicide vest on her.

And yet more explosions....

a reply to: usaman1983

pretty normal they dont have posse comatatus like we in america have (we would have national guard out at this point thought)

I thought it was weird watching CNN that the reporter mention about the Investigative Police with masks on looking for something or someone within the journalists. Talk about suspicious.

a reply to: usaman1983

I would imagine that if Abdel-Hamid Abu Oud is holed up in the apartment they would do everything possible to take him alive . Be a fair call to say the military has ways of doing this that the police do not .