Diesel was a French RAID police dog killed during the Saint-Denis raid after the November 2015 Paris attacks and later awarded the Dickin Medal.

Saint-Denis, Paris suburb, France

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Diesel was killed while searching during the Saint-Denis raid after the Paris attacks.

Her death became a public symbol of police-dog risk and was followed by a Dickin Medal award.

Diesel is archived because police dogs often enter danger before humans know what is inside.

Sources

• The Guardian: Diesel the French police dog dies in St-Denis siege
• Wikipedia: Diesel (dog)
• BBC: Dickin Medal for Diesel