A French police dog named Diesel was killed during the counter-terror operation in the northern Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis. According to French media, the elite forces dog was killed at the very beginning of the operation, which later led to arrests and the deaths of terror suspects. “Diesel, a seven-year-old Belgian Shepherd police dog from RAID, has been killed by the terrorists during the ongoing operation,” said a statement by the French national Police.

[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

In the early hours of Wednesday morning, some apartments were raided by the Police while targeting the suspected mastermind of the Paris shootings, Abdelhamid Abaaoud.

At least five officers suffered minor injuries in the raid, some after a woman at the scene detonated a suicide vest full of explosives.

@USATODAY 🐶👮 #MoreThanJustDog @PNationale Officer Lost His Partner #Diesel A Decorated Elite #K9 #RAID #LEO #LODD 👮🐶 pic.twitter.com/xAVInRJX0b

— SergeantsSentinel (@SgtSentinel) November 19, 2015

Respect and honor. #Paris #RAID #Diesel #JeSuisChien pic.twitter.com/gLWmTTudss

— FighterSweep.com (@fightersweep) November 18, 2015