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. |