EXCLUSIVE: 'On your knees! Show me your back!' Dramatic videos capture moment French police arrest two suspects during swoop on apartment 'where terror mastermind was holed up'

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This is the dramatic moment two suspects are arrested by police during a six-hour siege on a flat where the Paris massacre mastermind and six other terrorists were were thought to be hiding.

In one video, a man is cornered by armed police with riot shields who shout in English: 'On your knees! Show me your back!'

As the suspect drops to the floor with his hands behind his head, the officer bellows at him: 'Show me your back!' 

Cornered: This is the dramatic moment a suspect is arrested by police during a six-hour siege on a flat where the Paris massacre mastermind and six other terrorists were were thought to be hiding

The suspect was cornered by officers who shout in English: 'On your knees! Show me your back!'

He gets slowly to his feet and turns away as the officers, standing behind their shields, close in to arrest him. 

In other footage, an officer shields himself as two others crouch down next to a second suspect in blue trainers and jeans who is lying injured on the ground. 

Both videos were captured on a mobile phone inside the Marche de Saint Denis, an open-air shopping centre, yards from a flat where a female suicide bomber blew herself up during a six-hour siege by police hunting the masterminds behind the Paris atrocities.

Other pictures also show a third person being tackled to the floor in the deserted shopping mall, home to C&A and close to the Metro, which is normally packed with shoppers.

He was handcuffed and bundled into a police car. 

Gloria Mukenga, who shot the photos from her home close to the police operation at about 7am, told MailOnline: 'We were woken up by an explosion. We went to the window. 

'There was gun shots for about 30 minutes. There was no police in sight. Finally they arrived. 

'The armed police took up positions around the square. They made everybody in the square put their hands up. We heard people crying out.'  

In other footage, an officer shields himself as two others crouch down next to a second suspect in blue trainers and jeans who is lying injured on the ground 

The suspect was detained inside a shopping mall in Saint-Denis yards from a flat where a suicide bomber blew herself up during a six-hour siege by police hunting the masterminds behind the Paris atrocities

The stand-off between 110 armed officers and the Paris terror cell ended as a bloodied and half-naked suspect was dragged out of an apartment block in Saint-Denis, close to the Stade de France. 

The gunfight started at 4.25am when SWAT teams and special forces surrounded the building believing it contained Abdelhamid Abaaoud, 27, the architect of the plots that killed 129 people on Friday. 

The French authorities will not say if he was there or if he is dead or alive.

A woman 'with long blonde hair' who may be Abaaoud's jihadi bride is said to have fired her AK-47 at police before blowing herself up as an assault squad stormed their hideout. 

Other pictures also show a third person being tackled to the floor in the shopping mall

The suspect was wrestled to the floor by several officers in the open-air shopping centre near the siege 

Arrests: Seven people in total have been arrested in the operation including some at a shopping centre

As she tried to kill police another terror suspect was killed by a grenade blast.

Police said that five people in the flat and apartment block were taken alive and arrested while two others including the flat's owner were held 'nearby'. 

At least five police were injured in the ferocious gunfight including one shot in the foot seen being carried from the scene. 

The terrorists also gunned down a seven-year-old sniffer dog called Diesel, sent into the block to look for booby traps.

Security services hunting for Abaaoud had been watching flats and tapping phones in Saint-Denis before they swooped this morning believing the world's most wanted man and other terrorists were inside. 

Police also feared the group were about to attack Paris' business district, La Defense.

Mystery suspect: Hooded police officers pull a man arrested in the gun battle through crowds of other officers and soldiers as the Saint-Denis siege ended after six hours

Drama: The terror suspect was dragged from the building and broken glass with no trousers on - presumably in case he was wearing a suicide belt - as police trained their weapons on the fla

Witnesses told MailOnline their street was 'turned into a warzone' there were long periods of intense machine gun fire and at least seven large explosions, caused by the suicide bomber and possibly hand grenades. 

There were no hostages involved. 

As the Saint-Denis siege ended after six hours this morning it was revealed:

• Paris massacres mastermind Abdelhamid Abaaoud, 27, was believed to be inside the safehouse at centre of the raid;
• Police and secret services were watching several flats in Saint-Denis and had tapped phones in the area before they swooped at 4.25am;
• Operation became more important after a tip-off that the Paris terror cell were about to launch a new attack on city's business district, La Defense; 
• Two terror suspects have been killed. One was a female suicide bomber who blew herself up and the other was a man killed by a grenade 
• Two of the arrested terror plotters have been shot in the arm and are being operated on at a secure hospital in Bobigny, Paris
• Seven people have been arrested. Five were held in the flat or the 'rubble' inside apartment block and two more were held nearby
• Five police officers were injured. A Belgian Shepherd sniffer dog called Diesel was sent in to the block and killed by the terror cell
• French government confirms that all 129 victims of Friday's attacks have now been identified 
• David Cameron tells MPs one Briton died – Nick Alexander - three have been released from hospital and further 15 being treated for trauma

Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said authorities are still working to determine the fate of Abaaoud - and identify those killed and arrested.  

Secretive: French medics were ordered to put up sheets as some seven people arrested were transferred to Bobigny hospital. Two have been shot in the arm and are being operated on at a secure hospital in Bobigny

Walking wounded: A police officer with an injured foot is one of at least five police who have been injured in the ferocious gunfight. The terrorists also shot and killed a seven-year-old specialist police dog Diesel, sent into the block

He said confirmed three suspected jihadis were held in the flat and two more 'as they tried to hide in the rubble' of the block.

He said: 'It is currently impossible to give the identify of those arrested, which is being verified. Everything will be done to work out who is who and thanks to forensics who and was in the apartment'. 

Mr Molins said police began the raid on Wednesday after gathering information that he could be in a safe house apartment in Saint-Denis. Mr Molins said the information was collected from tapped telephone conversations, surveillance and witness accounts.

He told reporters in Saint-Denis after the operation was over that authorities are still working to determine who was inside.

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve arrived in Saint-Denis and said: 'I would like to pay tribute to all those involved in the operation, 110 in total, who acted with bravery and under heavy fire in conditions that they had never experienced before.

'I would also like to pay tribute to the cool-headedness of St Denis residents. They also contributed to the success of the operation'.

Armed police appeared on a street outside the Saint-Denis flat before dawn today and then at least three trucks of soldiers and special forces arrived as back up.

Witnesses told MailOnline said there were long periods of intense machine gun fire and at least seven large explosions, caused by the suicide bomber and possibly hand grenades. There were no hostages involved.

Lotfi, a 50 year old who was in the area, said: 'I heard police officers talking to a woman with long blonde hair.

'I think she was the kamikaze. They told her not to lower her arms, to keep her hands up in the air, and then there was a massive explosion. I think that's when she detonated her bomb. It really was a very loud explosion.

'Lots of windows on the street were shattered, and then the firefight started and it was going on nonstop.'

Lofti, who would not offer his surname, said he saw a police dog called Diesel blown to pieces. The German Shepherd was there to sniff out explosives. 

One of the arrested suspects is the man who appears to have rented the flat to the terror cell.

Jawad Ben Dowt, 30, admitted in an interview near the under siege apartment on Rue de Corbillon he handed it over to two men 'who came from Belgium' two days ago.

He said: 'A friend of mine asked me to host two of his buddies for a few days.

'I said there was no mattress, they told me 'it's okay', they just wanted water and to pray. My friend said they were from Belgium.

'I was asked to a favour and I said yes. I was not aware that it was terrorists' - moments later police grabbed him and put him in handcuffs. A female friend of his who was also held said she stayed there last week and described it as a 'squat' and said the Belgian men arrived on Monday.

A woman living below the under-siege flat with her young baby described being 'woken up by an explosion'. 

Protection: Armed officers hidden behind a bullet proof shield on wheels, left, and others in riot gear and bullet proof vests helped end the stand-off

In their sights: Police move in on the apartment where the female suicide bomber blew herself up after firing an AK-47 machine at officers. At least one other jihadi is also dead 

She told French broadcaster BMFTV: 'I awoke to an explosion. After that I heard gun shots and there was lots of shooting. The terrorists were fighting at the police and the police were firing back.

There were shots, explosions. We didn't know where to go. My son and I were in panic.

 There was dust falling from the ceiling because of the explosions. I kept shouting 'If you're from the police, please help me. I'm here with my baby. But they kept shooting and shooting'. 

Residents said they were first woken by an explosion which shook the neighbourhood at about 4am (3am GMT) as police surrounded the flat, although it is not known what led them to the building.

Witnesses say this was followed by an hour of automatic gunfire and explosions as an intense firefight ensued between police and the suspects holed up in the apartment.

Neighbour Amine Guizani said: 'They were shooting for an hour. Nonstop. There were grenades. It was going, stopping. Kalashnikovs. Starting again.'

Teams of armed police appeared on a street outside the Saint-Denis flat before dawn today and then at least three trucks of soldiers and special forces arrived as back up. 

Police cordoned off the area nearby, including a pedestrian zone lined with shops and 19th-century apartment buildings, and cleared people from the streets, pointing guns at curious residents to move them off the roads.

Sporadic bangs and blast continued and at 7.30am (6.30am) at least seven explosions shook the centre of Saint-Denis.

A woman who may be Abaaoud's wife is said to have fired her AK-47 at police before blowing herself up with a suicide vest as an assault squad stormed the apartment block.

As she tried to kill police, a rooftop sniper shot dead another terror suspect through a window.

Police have confirmed that three people in the apartment were taken alive and arrested while two others were held nearby.

An innocent person on the street is understood to have been killed in the crossfire and at least four police are believed to have been injured in the firefight.

By 7.30am, the area had fallen quiet, but there continued to be with a heavy police presence as officers secured the area and pursued any further lines of enquiry. 

PARIS MASSACRE: WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR ABOUT THE DEADLIEST TERROR ATTACK TO HIT EUROPE IN A DECADE 

At least 129 people are dead, and another 352 injured, after three teams of jihadis struck the Stade de France football stadium, a handful of bars and cafes, and then finally the Bataclan concert hall.

FIRST TWO ATTACKS: STADE DE FRANCE

• The attacks began at 9.20pm at the Stade de France where the French football team was hosting Germany in an international friendly.
• The game was being watched by 80,000 spectators, among them was President Francois Hollande who had to be evacuated from the stadium. 
• Ahmed Almohammad, 25, from Syria approached the stadium with a match ticket. He was turned away from Gate D after being frisked by a security guard.
• He backed away from the gate and detonated his vest, killing one other person. A passport was found near his body.
• A second suicide bomber, Bilal Hadfi, 20, blew himself up near Gate H at 9.30pm. No one else was reported killed. Hadfi is said to have fought with ISIS in Syria.

THIRD ATTACK: LE PETIT CAMBODGE AND LE CARILLON BAR

• At 9.25pm a separate team of gunmen arrived in a Black Seat and attacked diners at popular Cambodian restaurant Le Petit Cambodge and Le Carillon bar in the trendy Canal Saint-Martin area of eastern Paris, killing 15. The gunmen were using Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifles. 

Timeline of events: Eight terrorists carried out the devastating attacks on Friday night, leaving 129 people dead and another 352 injured

FOURTH ATTACK: LA CASA NOSTRA PIZZERIA AND LA BELLE EQUIPE BAR

• The same unit then drove about 500 yards to La Casa Nostra pizzeria and opened fire on diners on the terrace of the restaurant, killing at least five people.
• From there, the militants drove around a mile south-east – apparently past the area of the Bataclan concert venue – to launch another attack, this time on La Belle Equipe bar in Rue de Charonne. At least 19 people died after the terrace was sprayed with bullets at 9.36pm The attackers then drove off.

FIFTH ATTACK: CAFÉ 'COMPTOIR VOLTAIRE'

• At 9.40pm, Ibrahim Abdeslam, also known as Brahim, 31, set off a suicide vest inside cafe 'Comptoir Voltaire' on the Boulevard Voltaire and close to the Bataclan theatre. He hired a black Seat car used in the attack, which was found later abandoned with three assault rifles, along with five full magazines. The killers had emptied 11 magazines, firing an estimated 330 rounds. 

SIXTH ATTACK: BATACLAN MUSIC HALL

• At 9.40pm, the third group (believed to be three men and a woman) armed with AK-47s stormed the Bataclan music hall and began shooting members of the crowd. Survivors claim three blew themselves up and a fourth person was shot dead by police before they could detonate their bomb.

SEVENTH ATTACK: NEAR STADE DE FRANCE

• At around 10.15pm a third blast took place near the Stade de France, this time by a McDonald's restaurant on the fringes of the stadium. The boom caused terror among spectators who had already been attempting to flee the stadium following the first two explosions. The attacker who detonated his suicide vest was identified as a 20-year-old French man living in Belgium.

Tearful members of the public view flowers and tributes on the pavement near the scene of the concert hall massacre on Friday