Salah Abdeslam and mastermind Abdel-Hamid Abud holed up in St Denis raid

November 18, 2015 11:51

The Guardian's Angelique Chrisafis reports from Saint Denis, the northern suburb of Paris where police laid siege to flush out the terrroists responsible for Friday's attack that killed 129 people.

Chrisafis reports that a local politician told the Guardian that neighbours who heard shots ring out thought there was another terrorist attack underway.

He said that during the police assault on the apartment which is still taking place not far from Saint-Deniss famous basilica shots had been fired over a period of over an hour.

The metro is closed and buses in the area are shut down. Locals are being advised not to leave their homes.

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