From French police dog killed in raid
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA French police dog named Diesel was killed Wednesday during a huge security services’ operation against jihadists holed up in an apartment to the north of Paris, police say.
“Diesel, a seven-year-old Belgian Shepherd, a female assault dog … was killed by terrorists during the operation,” according to the Twitter account of France’s police.
“Assault and explosives detection dogs are vital in the operations of RAID,” the specialist anti-terrorist unit of the French police which launched the dawn assault targeting the suspected mastermind of Friday’s attacks in Paris.
The hashtag #JeSuisChien (I am a dog) is trending on French Twitter after the announcement.
— AFP
RIP Diesel 🙁 #SaintDenis #RIPDiesel pic.twitter.com/K8p0FrRrht
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