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[h=4]Paris attacks: Police, suspects exchange gunfire during raid[/h]The raid is reportedly is targeting the mastermind behind Friday's attacks in Paris.
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At least seven explosions were heard at the scene of a police standoff with suspects in last week's deadly Paris attacks. Police say the suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, is believed to be holed up in the area. (Nov. 18) AP
Policemen take up combat positions in the northern Paris suburb of Saint-Denis on Nov. 18.(Photo: Kenzo Tribouillard, AFP/Getty Images)
French police stormed an apartment Wednesday<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in the northern Paris suburb of Saint<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Denis where<span style="color: Red;">*</span>at least two suspected terrorists, including a female suicide bomber, linked to last week's attacks have been killed. The raid is still unfolding.
One person may still be holed up in the apartment.
French media said<span style="color: Red;">*</span>police are targeting the suspected mastermind of the attacks that killed at least 129 people. But it<span style="color: Red;">*</span>was not clear if<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Abdelhamid Abaaoud, 27, a Belgian national, was the person<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in the apartment in Saint Denis.
Periodic gunfire and explosions could<span style="color: Red;">*</span>be heard in the area, which is in a northern part of Paris, about 5-6 miles from the city center, and close to the Stade de France<span style="color: Red;">*</span>stadium, where three<span style="color: Red;">*</span>suicide bombers<span style="color: Red;">*</span>blew themselves<span style="color: Red;">*</span>up<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Friday.
At least three policemen have been injured during the operation, which began in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Five people have been arrested, three of those were in the apartment and another two were nearby.
The suicide bomber blew herself up as police attempted to enter the apartment.
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Residents have<span style="color: Red;">*</span>been evacuated and placed in shelters in the town hall, French journalist Djamel Mazi said on Twitter.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Schools and shops in the area have been<span style="color: Red;">*</span>closed and residents are being urged to remain indoors.
At least one civilian passerby may have<span style="color: Red;">*</span>been killed. No hostages were being held.
Europe remains on high alert after Friday's attacks that have left more than 400 people wounded, with dozens still in the hospital in intensive care.
On Tuesday night, German authorities cancelled an exhibition game between Germany and the Netherlands amid a bomb scare.
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