Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis

The area around the Stade de France stadium in Paris has been cordoned off following the discovery of a suspicious object. The nearby Saint-Denis-Porte de Paris train station has also been closed.

Authorities are awaiting the arrival of the bomb squad to examine the item.

Only 100 days remain until the start of the major sporting event scheduled to take place in Seine-Saint-Denis – The French president sought to reassure citizens by stating that there are “plan B & C”

The most deprived department in France is expected to be a big winner now Paris is in line to host the 2024 Olympics with thousands of homes and a new swimming center to be built in Seine-Saint-Denis for the games.

Belgium observed a moment of silence on March 22 to mark the first anniversary of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) bombings in Brussels, beginning a day of emotional ceremonies designed to show that the heart of Europe stands defiant.

Shots have been fired at Brussels police during a house raid in the southern suburb of Forest, in Brussels.

According to local media, gun fires were heard in an apartment.

A police officer was injured during the raid, though it was unclear whether he was hit by gunfire, a police spokeswoman said, as cited by Reuters.

The mastermind responsible for the deadly attacks in Paris, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, had planned to hit Jewish targets, schools and the transport system in France, according to sources of news agency Reuters.

France will commemorate the victims of the attacks in Paris on November 13 by holding a national memorial service on Friday.

The service in the French capital will bring together 1000 people at the Les Invalides complex, with French President Francois Hollande to address families of the victims.

Hasna Ait Boulahcen , the woman thought to have been a suicide bomber during the Saint Denis siege, did not blow herself up, according to a French police source.

Hasna Ait Boulahcen was the cousin of the mastermind of the Paris terror attacks Abdelhamid Abaaoud , who was killed during operation carried out by French special forces at Saint Denis.

EU ministers agreed Nov. 20 to get tough on border security after the devastating Paris attacks, as prosecutors said a third body had been found following a police raid on the ringleader's hideout.

A third body has been found in the terrorist hideout in Saint Denis north of Paris following the police raid conducted on Wednesday .