A tweet by France's National Police said the SWAT team assault dog named Diesel was "killed by terrorists" during the raid in Saint-Denis, north of Paris.
[INFO] Diesel, malinois de 7 ans, chienne d'assaut du #RAID a été tuée par les terroristes dans l'opération en cours #SaintDenis
— Police Nationale (@PNationale) November 18, 2015
The death of the 7-year-old dog was confirmed at 11:40 a.m. Paris time, about seven hours after the raid began.
Two suspects died in the assault, one of them a female suicide bomber. Seven people were arrested.
FINAL MOMENT: You can see Diesel the police dog walking to her last job. She was killed in the #SaintDenis raid. pic.twitter.com/Almm7CGJCY
— Natasha Zouves ABC7 (@NatashaABC7) November 18, 2015
Several police officers were slightly injured.
Les chiens d'assaut et de recherche d'explosifs: indispensables dans les missions des opérateurs du #RAID pic.twitter.com/vb5lGjnwjO
— Police Nationale (@PNationale) November 18, 2015
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
