St Denis raid in Paris

Summary: St-Denis raid Paris
The raid in St-Denis is now over. Here’s all the information we have so far.

• Two people have been killed
• Seven people have been arrested
• Five police officers have suffered slight injuries, with a police dog killed

Details confirmed by French prosecutors and police sources

• A woman, who blew herself up, was killed in the raid.
• Another person has been killed by a police sniper
• Three men, whose identities are unknown, have been arrested inside the apartment.
• A man and a woman have been arrested in the “immediate vicinity” of the apartment, thought to be the apartment landlord and his female friend.
• Police have made two more arrests since then, making a total of seven.
• Officers had been in a standoff with at least one person inside the apartment. What has happened to him is unclear.

How the raid unfolded

• The apartment that is the focus of the raid is on a small street, rue du Corbillon, about 2km from the Stade de France, one of the targets of Friday’s attacks.
• Heavy shooting, including automatic gunfire, and explosions began at about 4.30am.
• At least seven explosions were heard during the raid by local residents.
• Roads have been closed off, with military reeinforcements patrolling the area.
• Residents have been told to stay in their homes and away from windows.
• Transport to St-Denis has been suspended and schools will not open on Wednesday.
• Police have escorted out children and others from the scene of the standoff, with paramedics on standby. A counselling centre has been set up.

What is reported but still unconfirmed

• Police sources told French media and AFP the target of the raid was the suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks, Abdel-Hamid Abu Oud.
• There is no evidence yet that these suspects are among the arrests or even in the apartment.
• Police sources told BFMTV that police had placed a woman under surveillance “several days ago” who they suspected might be sheltering Abdel-Hamid Abu Oud.
• We do not yet know if this was the same woman who blew herself up at the apartment early this morning.