Eleanor Beardsley

Residents of a France suburb north of Paris were awoken to the sound of gunfire and explosions Wednesday morning, as police raided an apartment looking for people connected to Friday's attacks in the city.

Police surround an apartment in Saint Denis, a northern suburb of Paris. When they burst in, a woman blew herself up using a suicide vest. It's unclear if the target of the raid was in the apartment.

Sounds of gunfire and explosions outside an apartment in the northern Paris suburb were heard before dawn. Police raided an apartment looking for a suspect in Friday's attacks in Paris.

Police have surrounded an apartment in Saint Denis, a northern suburb of Paris. The main target of the raid is a man they think was behind last week's terrorist attacks which killed 129 people.

French kids are asking about the attacks, and parents and teachers are trying their best to guide them through events that have rattled the entire country.

French police work with their counterparts in Belgium and beyond to identify the terrorists responsible for Friday's deadly attacks in Paris.

Steve Inskeep speaks with NPR's Scott Horsley in Washington, D.C., and Eleanor Beardsley in Paris to discuss remarks by the American and French presidents about the Paris attacks.

French police conducted raid Sunday night in Paris and across much of France, as they searched for suspects linked to Friday's attacks in Paris.

More than 120 people have been killed and 350 injured in a series of terrorist attacks in Paris. The assault left Parisians in a state of shock, feeling under siege even a day later.

Paris is on lock down Friday night after a series of bombings and gun attacks that are said to have killed more than 100 people.

Police stormed a concert hall in Paris where a number of people were being held hostage. French media described a scene of carnage inside.

Francois Hollande declared a state of emergency after the attacks that have left up to 60 dead, French media say. President Obama called the attacks an "outrageous attempt to terrorize civilians."

At least 18 people have died in attacks at a bar and a concert hall in Paris. There are also reports of explosions near the French National Stadium where France was playing Germany in a soccer match.

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