YESTERDAY’S EARLY MORNING raid in Paris left two dead and a number of police officers injured.

It also emerged yesterday that a police dog had been killed in the operation. France’s National Police force said the dog had been “killed by the terrorists” in the course of the raid. She was named as seven-year-old Diesel.

Police Nationale also made a point of honouring the dog, describing her and other police dogs as “indispensable”.

The police force’s touching tribute to its fallen canine colleague sparked similar messages online, with Twitter users honouring Diesel with the hashtag #JeSuisChien.

Some posted pictures of their own dogs:

Hommage entre chiens
A Diesel...#JeSuisChien pic.twitter.com/9TQud5QXqZ
— M@N (@ManuBresset) November 18, 2015

M@NU ™ / Twitter

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#JeSuisChien pic.twitter.com/j8bKmc2nF6
— kevin zalewski (@zalewski_kevin) November 18, 2015

kevin zalewski / Twitter

En hommage à Diesel. #JeSuisChien ❤🐶 pic.twitter.com/3TTfXBYzPi
— RIP Diesel (@jesuischien) November 18, 2015

RIP Diesel / Twitter

Diesel. Morte pour la France. #JeSuisChien ❤️ pic.twitter.com/nSIzCDEufL
— Carole Quintaine 🦇 (@CaroleQuintaine) November 18, 2015

Carole Quintaine / Twitter

[Translation: Diesel. Deadfor France.]

Kay Burley obviously got involved:

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#JeSuisChien pic.twitter.com/Uck8BkhH75
— Kay Burley (@KayBurley) November 18, 2015

Kay Burley / Twitter

And some took the opportunity to discuss how valuable these dogs can be in police operations:

Thank you Diesel for your service! #JeSuisChien
— JSWright (@PolishPisces) November 18, 2015

Jen Wright / Twitter

To all law enforcement who put their lives on the line- thank you. Thank you Diesel- not all who are brave have only two legs. #JeSuisChien
— htkatz (@HowardTKatz) November 18, 2015

Howard T Katz / Twitter

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