French raid in Saint-Denis
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French raid in Saint-Denis

Updated 2142 GMT (0542 HKT) November 19, 2015
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A body is removed from an apartment that was raided by police in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis, France, on Wednesday, November 18. French special forces raided a building in Saint-Denis, looking for those behind the recent terrorist attacks in Paris. The hours-long ordeal ended with at least two suspects dead and eight detained. ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images
Authorities zeroed in on the building in Saint-Denis after picking up phone conversations that a relative of Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the attacks' purported ringleader, might be there. Pierre Suu/Getty Images
A forensics team searches for evidence outside the building on November 18. JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images
A body is removed from the building on November 18. ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images
A forensics team searches for evidence outside the building. ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/AFP/Getty Images
People are cordoned off as police officers surround the apartment building. Kyodo /Landov
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve visits Saint-Denis on November 18. Pierre Suu//Getty Images
Police officers detain a man in Saint-Denis on November 18. Peter Dejong/AP
Police forces operate in Saint-Denis on November 18. Francois Mori/AP
Police gather during the raid in Saint-Denis. Etienne Laurent/Landov
Police take positions during the raid. Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images
A man approaches a line of police officers during the raid. Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images
The diverse, working-class area is home to the Stade de France sports stadium, where three suicide bombings took place days earlier. Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images
Residents of the area are evacuated by police in Saint-Denis. Thibault Camus/AP
Members of the French police take up position. Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images