Suspected Belgian mastermind of sought in raid

November 18, 2015 10:21 AM

"The operation is still under way. It's not over," local member of parliament Mathieu Hanotin said on France Inter radio. "Everyone must stay indoors. There are still gunmen holed up in the apartment."

Suspected Belgian mastermind of Paris attacks sought in raid

A BelgianIslamic State militant suspected of masterminding last week's Paris shootings was one of the targets of a police raid in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis early on Wednesday, a judicial source said.

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"The operation is still under way. It's not over," local member of parliament Mathieu Hanotin said on France Inter radio. "Everyone must stay indoors. There are still gunmen holed up in the apartment."

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