This raid does not seem over yet. Police ordered residents to stay inside. Anyone who approached was told in n nuncertain terms to b bk away. Neighbors, many of them muslim immigrants, were evacuated by police and searched. We stopped abdul al jazeeri rushing down the street. He said in arabic he witnessed the whole thing. I saw the raid. 20 cars pass by here and then five minutes later the shooting started, he said. You heard the gunfire, i asked. I saw it with my eyes, he said. Meanwhile, the police focused on one apartment on the third floor of this building. That, neighbors say, is the apartment where the raids target were holed up. The main target, Officials Say, was abdelhamid abaaoud, the man they describe as mastermind behind the paris attacks, a Belgian National and had gone to syria to join isis and pererd in a propaganda video. It seems he managed to sneak pack into the country. As day was breaking, the rds but then several explosions echoed through the streets. Its common i
And Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on what is already a very busy wednesday morning. Weve got breaking news as were coming on the air at this hour. A largescale Police Operation aimed at the mastermind of the terror attacks on paris, abdelhamid abaaoud. Officials initially believed he was in syria, but clearly there is some suspicion he could in fact be very close by, possibly on the outskirts of paris. Want to give you an idea of where this is all happening. Its in saintdenis, a suburb north of paris in some apartments that are actually about a mile from the soccer stadium that was attacked on friday. At least two people have been killed. Seven others arrested. The siege lasting about seven hours. Police say at least five officers have been wounded as well. Lets get right to nbcs chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel in that neighborhood this morning. Richard, good morning, what are you seeing and hearing . G
Early this morning for an assignment. Big crowd outside. Justin bieber is our concert star and will have a song for us in just a moment but we do want to begin in paris where this Morning Police carried out a raid and engaged in a long shootout north of the city. Richard engel is in saintdenis for us. Richard, good morning. Reporter good morning, willie. That raid took place in a house on the street behind me. It began around 4 30 this morning and police were apparently expecting a fight. They came in heavily armed. Hundreds of officers, and as soon as they entered into an apartment on the third floor a woman inside was apparently wearing a suicide vest. She detonated that vest killing police officers. French president says that seven people were arrested. Two of what hes calling the terrorists were killed in that apartment. Of the phr te suspect, the main target of this raid, we are told, is the mastermind of the paris attacks, a Belgian National wanted for a long time for his involve
Welcome to today on what is already a very busy wednesday morning. Weve got breaking news as were coming on the air at this hour. A largescale Police Operation aimed at the mastermind of the terror attacks on paris, abdelhamid abaaoud. Officials initially believed he was in syria, but clearly there is some suspicion he could in fact be very close by, possibly on the outskirts of paris. Want to give you an idea of where this is all happening. Its in saintdenis, a suburb north of paris in some apartments that are actually about a mile from the soccer stadium that was attacked on friday. At least two people have been killed. Seven others arrested. The siege lasting about seven hours. Police say at least five officers have been wounded as well. Lets get right to nbcs chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel in that neighborhood this morning. Richard, good morning, what are you seeing and hearing . Good morning, savannah. That raid took place on the street behind me. Officials say they hav
Forced two air france planes from the u. S. To paris to be diverted overnight, leaving america very much on edge today, wednesday, november 18, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on what is already a very busy wednesday morning. Weve got breaking news as were coming on the air at this hour. A largescale Police Operation aimed at the mastermind of the terror attacks on paris, abdelhamid abaaoud. Officials initially believed he was in syria, but clearly there is some suspicion he could in fact be very close by, possibly on the outskirts of paris. Want to give you an idea of where this is all happening. Its in saintdenis, a suburb north of paris in some apartments that are actually about a mile from the soccer stadium that was attacked on friday. At least two people have been killed. The siege lasting about seven hours. Police say at least five officers hav