Shooting in north Paris as elite police hunt attacker - media

French special police forces secure the area as shots are exchanged in Saint-Denis, France, near Paris, November 18, 2015 during an operation to catch fugitives from Friday night's deadly attacks in the French capital. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

PARIS (Reuters) - Shots rang out in the Saint Denis area of northern Paris early on Wednesday as special police forces launched an operation to catch one of the suspects from Friday night's shooting in the French capital, TV stations BFMTV and iTele both reported. BFMTV said some police had been wounded during the operation. (Reporting by Andrew Callus and Yves Clarisse; Editing by Mark Bendeich)