The mastermind of the Paris attacks was killed in a raid

The suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks that killed 129 people was killed in a massive police raid north of Paris Wednesday.

The raid was conducted by over 100 police officers and soldiers who rushed into an apartment building in Saint-Denis and attacked the apartment at 4:16 a.m., according to the Washington Post. The reinforced door stayed close, triggering a seven-hour siege.

Abdelhamid Abaaoud had previously bragged that he could not be caught by Western intelligence agencies and police after he evaded Belgian police.

"Allah blinded their vision and I was able to leave... despite being chased after by so many intelligence agencies," he told Dabiq, an ISIS magazine.

"All this proves that a Muslim should not fear the bloated image of the crusader intelligence," he added. "My name and picture were all over the news yet I was able to stay in their homeland, plan operations against them, and leave safely when doing so became necessary."

Apparently, Abaaoud's luck ran out. Abaaoud's cousin also died in the raid when she detonated a suicide device, according to Fox News.

The raid came after French police received a tip from a waiter. The raid was part of a larger effort to prevent a potential follow-up attack aimed at Paris's financial district, French officials told The Washington Post.

One police dog was killed in the raid, a 7-year-old named Diesel.

France's military and police forces were already fighting the international terror organization before Friday's Paris attacks, but have launched an increased number of police raids and military airstrikes since they suffered the worst attack on their territory since World War II.