French officials say an overnight raid proves France is “at war”:
A violent, hours-long operation in a Paris suburb ended Wednesday with two suspected terrorists dead, seven detained, new attacks potentially thwarted and further proof, according to French President Francois Hollande, that his country is "at war" with ISIS.
The Saint-Denis raid targeted the purported ringleader of last week's bloody Paris attacks and came as the suspects were "about to move on some kind of operation," according to police sources.
A female suspect blew herself up with a suicide vest during a police raid, injuring five police officers and killing a police dog named Diesel. Sustained gunfire and explosions were heard throughout the night. North Paris resident Johan Richer captured video of the nearby raids, which sound remarkably close to his home. He posted video of the nightmarish scene, which can be viewed below.
German officials remain on high alert after Turkish police nabbed eight more ISIS-linked suspects who were bound for Germany::
Turkish police detained eight ISIS-linked suspects who'd arrived at an Istanbul airport from Casablanca, Turkish police said Wednesday, according to the semi-official Anadolu news agency. The eight Moroccans said they had booked a hotel in Turkey and were preparing to head to Germany -- via Greece, Serbia and Hungary -- the report added, pointing to a document seized by police laying out the travel route.