3+ dead in St. Denis including woman who blew herself up. Firefight ongoing.

[Recursion]

From le Monde tweet; no article I can find yet. Jesus...

[Warpy]

1. It's a huge operation involving police and soldiers

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34853657

[inanna]

2. Report from AP

The Latest: Police say woman who died set off suicide vest

8:40 a.m.

A French police official says a woman wearing an explosive suicide vest has blown herself up in a standoff between police and suspects in last week's Paris attacks.

The official said she is among two people killed in the ongoing standoff in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis. The official, not authorized to be publicly named because of police rules, said four police officers have been injured. No hostages are being held.

Police have said the operation Wednesday is targeting the suspected orchestrator of last week's attacks, holed up in an apartment in Saint-Denis with other armed people.

http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/cae69a7523db45408eeb2b3a98c0c9c5/Article_2015-11-18-EU-Paris-Attacks-The-Latest/id-45b37da16e8149ce9996cd35dc9b5b19

[Recursion]

3. Le Monde standing by 3 dead

Hindustan Times just ran with 3 also:

http://www.hindustantimes.com/world/shootout-in-north-paris-as-police-hunt-for-fugitive-attacker/story-c01tpDopBP43eIPRYmIwaI.html

It's early, of course, and stuff gets confusing...

[Yorktown]

4. Le Point: terrorists = 3 dead, 3 arrested. One passer-by dead.

http://www.lepoint.fr/societe/en-direct-attentats-fusillade-a-saint-denis-le-9e-terroriste-cible-18-11-2015-1982539_23.php

[Recursion]

5. Merci (nt)

[Liberal_in_LA]

8. RIP to passerby.

[muriel_volestrangler]

11. Police source now says no passerby was killed

à 08:31
Aucun civil tué
Une source policière affirme au Figaro qu'aucun civil n'a été tué dans l'échange de tirs.

http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualites/2015/11/17/01001-20151117LIVWWW00018-traque-attentats-de-paris-syrie-daech-enquete.php

"A police source told Le Figaro that no civilian was killed in the shootout."

[Liberal_in_LA]

12. Good

[muriel_volestrangler]

14. Though the source in #4, Le Point, now says a police dog was killed (nt)

[Yorktown]

24. Name of dog, Diesel. RIP, poor Diesel.

[mylye2222]

23. Le Point is wrong.

No passer by died.

[Warpy]

6. Al Jazeera America is covering it

I hope they get someone who knows about the supply lines so they can shut those down completely.

The name of the game is slowing these assholes down, making it much more difficult for them to do anything but drink and complain.

[joshcryer]

18. These guys are effectively EU's militiamen. We suppressed the militia here.

And we're a much bigger country.

See the Oath Keepers as an example though there are many others. The Hutaree Militia was another one that resulted in arrests.

2nd amendment makes it a bit more complicated here, EU states don't have to worry about that.

[Yorktown]

7. Le Figaro: 3 dead, 3 arrested + 2 arrests nearby. One terrorist still holed up.

http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualites/2015/11/17/01001-20151117LIVWWW00018-traque-attentats-de-paris-syrie-daech-enquete.php

[Jesus Malverde]

9. Wow, those sick freaks...nt

[ucrdem]

10. Rick Steves was on NPR this morning

sounding worried.

[Recursion]

13. At this point, the legions of Hell would not stop the gensdarmes

There's two ways out of that barricade, and I hope the suspect chooses surrender over the alternative.

[Blue_In_AK]

15. Every time I see St. Denis, it startles me.

It used to be my last name.

[JustAnotherGen]

16. Why am I not surprised this is happening in St. Denis?

2004/2005 - that was a hot spot. I will be interested to see if those killed/captured/blew themselves up were born and raised . . . In St. Denis.

[joshcryer]

17. I heard 6-7 arrested on Sky news.

So they arrested a few more.

Sounds like there are still some more barricaded in their home.

[still_one]

20. CNN is saying a total of at least 7 have been arrested, and that they stopped another massive attack

just in time

[joshcryer]

21. Good.

I heard 7 I think but wasn't sure so wrote 6-7. Memory can be a bit finicky.

Also, those poor people in that apartment complex. So many people hiding under beds or running to their bathtubs to hide from the barrage of gunfire and suicide explosions.

[still_one]

22. It is a very fluid situation, I was just relating a CNN report which pretty much confirms you report

[hifiguy]

26. Too bad that the French don't still have

Devil's Island. That would be an appropriate place to put these animals.

[Tipperary]

19. Frightening.

[hifiguy]

25. 50 bucks says that GIGN is leading the assault.

And they are NOT to be fucked with.