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16. That's what French police call those 700 areas

Wed Nov 18, 2015, 01:47 AM

Nov 2015

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The official acronym is ZUS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensitive_urban_zone

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Various Sources: Heavy Gunfire in the North of Paris (Saint Denis) [View all] StrayKat Nov 2015 OP

Are they catching Number 9? I hope it is that, and not new MADem Nov 2015 #1

Possibly. StrayKat Nov 2015 #2

I hope so, too. 840high Nov 2015 #3

Apparently, it's 9 barricaded with accomplices Yorktown Nov 2015 #4

They're now saying there are multiple persons barricaded. StrayKat Nov 2015 #6

Exactly Yorktown Nov 2015 #7

This reminds me of the search for the Boston Marathon bomber. n/t StrayKat Nov 2015 #9

No, there's a big difference: local support Yorktown Nov 2015 #10

Are you in the area? Or familiar with it? StrayKat Nov 2015 #11

I know greater Paris rather well. Yorktown Nov 2015 #14

"No go zones" alcibiades_mystery Nov 2015 #13

That's what French police call those 700 areas Yorktown Nov 2015 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Nov 2015 #18

More footage StrayKat Nov 2015 #5

Is that a bullet whistling by at 22 seconds? Ace Rothstein Nov 2015 #8

There is a whistle. I don't know how close. n/t StrayKat Nov 2015 #12

Twitter StrayKat Nov 2015 #15

You are right, Le Monde mentions at least two dead (3rd unconfirmed) Yorktown Nov 2015 #20

Thanks. StrayKat Nov 2015 #21

BBC reports one woman blew herself up Warpy Nov 2015 #32

New explosions happening right now in Paris. StrayKat Nov 2015 #23

Female suicide bomber may have activated her vest during raid. StrayKat Nov 2015 #24

At least seven explosions have been heard at the scene Turborama Nov 2015 #25

Thanks. StrayKat Nov 2015 #26

No idea why the SWAT teams don't use some kind of incapacitating gas Yorktown Nov 2015 #27

I think there are reports of 3 dead, 2 arrests. StrayKat Nov 2015 #29

I was just reading on MSN Blue_In_AK Nov 2015 #28

Per CNN one civilian died in operation. StrayKat Nov 2015 #31