BREAKING: 'Heavy shooting' heard north of Paris, 1 police officer killed

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https://www.rt.com/news/322507-gunfire-paris-night-police/

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

Reports of gunfire amid an unconfirmed police raid are coming from Saint-Denis area just outside Paris.
#BREAKING: Mayor of Saint Denis calls residents to be careful, public transport has been stopped (PICS @LidiaPedro9) pic.twitter.com/zmwCX3nwQ6

— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) November 18, 2015
Residents of Saint-Denis were awakened by an exchange of gunfire in the middle of the night and people have taken to social media in an attempt to get more information. Some reports citing local police suggest a police raid is underway. People have been advised to stay calm and not leave their homes.

#BREAKING: Heavy gunfire heard in police operation in Saint Denis area, #Paris (Vidro of masked police on the scene) pic.twitter.com/QNuaPKurh4

— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) November 18, 2015
Reports have been coming in claiming that a police officer was fatally wounded and another three injured in the raid. Meanwhile, local BFM TV said a police officer has been injured. This information cannot be immediately confirmed.

A video from where shots have allegedly been heard in Saint-Denis has surfaced on Twitter.

French #RAID commandos in a huge firefight with terrorists in Saint Denis suburb of Paris. pic.twitter.com/N4mmPAkf11

— Jeff Gauvin (@JeffersonObama) November 18, 2015
According to Le Parisien reporter Jean Gabriel Bontinck, the sound of gunfire started at around 4:30 am local time and lasted for approximately 15 minutes. On his Twitter, Bontinck assumed the shooting was part of an ongoing police raid.

UPDATE: Police officers injured during raid in #SaintDenis - reports https://t.co/nJiLFaPXqcpic.twitter.com/aUy6btoyUo

— Anonymous (@YourAnonGlobal) November 18, 2015
Unconfirmed reports have linked the police raid to an ongoing manhunt for one of the suspects in the Paris terrorist attacks.

The northern Paris suburb of Saint Denis, home of the Stade de France national stadium, has been under scrutiny since terrorists targeted the venue on Saturday.

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Heavy shooting has been heard in the northern Paris suburb of Saint Denis and reports say a police operation linked to last Friday's attacks is under way there.
Some police have been wounded, French TV station BFMTV reported.
Earlier, security sources said surveillance video showed a possible ninth assailant during Friday's attacks in which 129 people died.
The so-called Islamic State (IS) group has said it carried out the attacks.
One report said roads had been blocked off around Place Jean Jaures in Saint Denis.
The Stade de France, where suicide attackers detonated bombs on Friday, is in the same district.
Amateur video aired by TV stations BFMTV and iTele cited witnesses saying sporadic gunfire had rung out since around 04:30 local time (03:30 GMT).