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Cazeneuve says French and Belgian police came under fire in Brussels

15 March 2016, 6:57 pm
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French and Belgian police came under fire in Brussels during a search operation linked to the Paris attacks, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve says.

“A team made up of Belgian and French police came under fire, apparently from assault weapons, during a raid,” he says after arriving in the Ivorian capital following a weekend shooting rampage by jihadists that killed 18.

In this photo taken on Monday Feb. 16, 2015, French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve gestures during an interview with the Associated Press, at his office in Paris. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
In this photo taken on Monday Feb. 16, 2015, French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve gestures during an interview with the Associated Press, at his office in Paris. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)

“I’m being prudent because the operation is ongoing and I won’t make any other comment than to confirm that this did take place,” he tells a news conference.

— AFP

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