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At Least Four Hostages Dead As French Police Storm Two Siege Sites
Brothers Behind Charlie Hebdo Massacre Killed In Fiery End To Siege
Gunman Linked To Policewoman's Death Shot Dead At Kosher Grocer
Hostage With Kouachi Brothers Said To Have Hidden In Cardboard Box
Whereabouts Of Female Accomplice Of Grocer Hostage Taker Unknown
Three terrorists behind a bloody spate of terror attacks in France have been killed after police stormed both scenes.Two al Qaeda-linked brothers suspected in the Charlie Hebdo killings came out of their hideaway with guns blazing. Brothers Cherif Kouachi, 32, and Said Kouachi, 34, were killed in a shootout and their hostage was freed, authorities said.Minutes later armed officers stormed the Jewish supermarket in Paris where Amedy Coulibaly had been locked in a bloody stand off. He had threatened to kill at least five hostages if police acted against the Kouachis.Ambulances streamed away from both scenes after the gunfire and explosions which brought the sieges to an end.There were reports that four hostages were killed at the supermarket, which would take the death total since Wednesday to 20.On another day of extraordinary developments, Coulibaly, an associate of the Charlie Hebdo killers, launched a fresh strike at the Hyper Cacher kosher store in Porte de Vincennes in the east of the capital.That came hours after the Kouachi brothers were cornered in Dammartin-en-Goele, a town around 25 miles (40km) north of Paris.Two police officers were injured in the gun battle with the brothers.Coulibaly, 32, was also behind the murder of a policewoman in the Paris suburb of Montrouge yesterday morning.He is believed to have been connected to the Kouachis, who started the killing spree on Wednesday morning when they attacked the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.All three men were known to the French security authorities.





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Members of the French police special forces launch the assault and evacuate the hostages at a kosher grocery store in Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris, on January 9, 2015 where at least two people were shot dead on January 9 during a hostage-taking drama at a Jewish supermarket in eastern Paris, and five people were being held



Members of the French police special forces launch the assault and evacuate the hostages at a kosher grocery store in Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris, on January 9, 2015 where at least two people were shot dead on January 9 during a hostage-taking drama at a Jewish supermarket in eastern Paris, and five people were being held



PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 09:  Police mobilize outside a kosher deli during a hostage situation at Port de Vincennes on January 9, 2015 in Paris, France. According to reports at least five people were taken hostage in a kosher deli in the Port de Vincennes area of Paris. A huge manhunt for the two suspected gunmen in Wednesday's deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine has entered its third day.  (Photo by Antoine Antoniol/Getty Images)



ALTERNATIVE CROP
Members of the French police special forces evacuate the hostages after launching the assault at a kosher grocery store in Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris, on January 9, 2015 where at least two people were shot dead on January 9 during a hostage-taking drama at a Jewish supermarket in eastern Paris, and five people were being held, official sources told AFP. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS SAMSON        (Photo credit should read THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images)



ALTERNATIVE CROP
Members of the French police special forces evacuate the hostages after launching the assault at a kosher grocery store in Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris, on January 9, 2015 where at least two people were shot dead on January 9 during a hostage-taking drama at a Jewish supermarket in eastern Paris, and five people were being held, official sources told AFP. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS SAMSON        (Photo credit should read THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images)



 A security officer directs released hostages after they stormed a kosher market to end a hostage situation, Paris, Friday, Jan. 9, 2015. Explosions and gunshots were heard as police forces stormed a kosher grocery in Paris where a gunman was holding at least five people hostage. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)



A security officer directs released hostages after they stormed a kosher market to end a hostage situation, Paris, Friday, Jan. 9, 2015. Explosions and gunshots were heard as police forces stormed a kosher grocery in Paris where a gunman was holding at least five people hostage. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)



Police officers storm the kosher grocery store where a gunman held several hostages, in Paris, Friday Jan. 9, 2015. The assault came moments after a similar raid on the building where two brothers suspected in the Charlie Hebdo newspaper massacre were cornered. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)



Members of the French police special forces launch the assault at a kosher grocery store in Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris, on January 9, 2015 where at least two people were shot dead on January 9 during a hostage-taking drama at a Jewish supermarket in eastern Paris, and five people were being held, official sources told AFP. Several hostages were freed after French commandos stormed a Jewish supermarket in eastern Paris where an assailant was holed up on January 9. After several explosions, police stormed the shop in Portes de Vincennes and everal hostages exited the store shortly afterwards and were taken to safety.   AFP PHOTO / THOMAS SAMSON        (Photo credit should read THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images)



Members of the French police special forces attend to one of their colleagues lying on the ground after they launched the assault at a kosher grocery store in Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris, on January 9, 2015 where at least two people were shot dead on January 9 during a hostage-taking drama at a Jewish supermarket in eastern Paris, and five people were being held, official sources told AFP. Several hostages were freed after French commandos stormed a Jewish supermarket in eastern Paris where an assailant was holed up on January 9. After several explosions, police stormed the shop in Portes de Vincennes and everal hostages exited the store shortly afterwards and were taken to safety.   AFP PHOTO / THOMAS SAMSON        (Photo credit should read THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images)



A photo taken on January 9, 2015 shows a general view of members of the French police special forces launching the assault at a kosher grocery store in Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris, where at least two people were shot dead on January 9 during a hostage-taking drama at a Jewish supermarket in eastern Paris, and five people were being held, official sources told AFP. Several hostages were freed after French commandos stormed a Jewish supermarket in eastern Paris where an assailant was holed up on January 9. After several explosions, police stormed the shop in Portes de Vincennes and everal hostages exited the store shortly afterwards and were taken to safety.   AFP PHOTO / THOMAS SAMSON        (Photo credit should read THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images)



Members of the French police special forces evacuate the hostages after launching the assault at a kosher grocery store in Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris, on January 9, 2015 where at least two people were shot dead on January 9 during a hostage-taking drama at a Jewish supermarket in eastern Paris, and five people were being held, official sources told AFP. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS SAMSON        (Photo credit should read THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images)



Members of the French police special forces evacuate the hostages including a child (R) after launching the assault at a kosher grocery store in Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris, on January 9, 2015 where at least two people were shot dead on January 9 during a hostage-taking drama at a Jewish supermarket in eastern Paris, and five people were being held, official sources told AFP. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS SAMSON        (Photo credit should read THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images)



PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 09:  Police mobilize with reports of a hostage situation at Port de Vincennes on January 9, 2015 in Paris, France. According to reports at least five people have been taken hostage in a kosher deli in the Port de Vincennes area of Paris. A huge manhunt for the two suspected gunmen in Wednesday's deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine has entered its third day.  (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)



French police officers gather near a hostage-taking situation at a kosher market, visible in the background, in Paris, Friday, Jan. 9, 2015. Terrorists linked to each other seized hostages at two locations around Paris on Friday, facing off against hundreds of French security forces as the city shut down a famed Jewish neighborhood and scrambled to protect residents and tourists from further attacks. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)



French police officers gather near a hostage-taking situation at a kosher market, visible in the background, in Paris, Friday, Jan. 9, 2015. Terrorists linked to each other seized hostages at two locations around Paris on Friday, facing off against hundreds of French security forces as the city shut down a famed Jewish neighborhood and scrambled to protect residents and tourists from further attacks. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)



Smoke rises from a building in Dammartin-en-Goele, north-east of Paris, where two brothers suspected of killing 12 people in an Islamist attack on French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo held one person hostage as police cornered the gunmen on January 9, 2015. Explosions were were reported at the site where the hostage drama unfolded at a printing business in the small town of Dammartin-en-Goele, only 12 kilometres (seven miles) from Paris's main Charles de Gaulle airport, journalists reported. AFP PHOTO / JOEL SAGET        (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



DAMMARTIN EN GOELE, FRANCE - JANUARY 09:  Smoke rises as a special forces soldiers enter the building on an industrial estate where it is thought the suspects linked to the Charlie Hebdo massacre are holding a hostage on January 9, 2015 in Dammartin en Goele, France. A huge manhunt for the two suspected gunmen in Wednesday's deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine has entered its third day with major police activity surrounding the village of Dammartin en Goele where the suspects are holed up.  (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)



Police officers (bottom L) launch an assault as smoke rises from a building in Dammartin-en-Goele, north-east of Paris, where two brothers suspected of killing 12 people in an Islamist attack on French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo held one person hostage as police cornered the gunmen on January 9, 2015. Explosions were were reported at the site where the hostage drama unfolded at a printing business in the small town of Dammartin-en-Goele, only 12 kilometres (seven miles) from Paris's main Charles de Gaulle airport, journalists reported. AFP PHOTO / JOEL SAGET        (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



Smoke rises from a building in Dammartin-en-Goele, north-east of Paris, where two brothers suspected of slaughtering 12 people in an Islamist attack on French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo held one person hostage as police cornered the gunmen on January 9, 2015. The hostage drama unfolded at a printing business in the small town of Dammartin-en-Goele, only 12 kilometres (seven miles) from Paris's main Charles de Gaulle airport, police sources said. AFP PHOTO / JOEL SAGET        (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



A hooded police officer aim from a rooftop in Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast of Paris, where the two brothers suspected in a deadly terror attack were cornered, Friday, Jan.9, 2015. Two sets of attackers seized hostages and locked down hundreds of French security forces around the capital on Friday, sending the city into fear and turmoil for a third day in a series of linked attacks that began with the deadly newspaper terror attack that left 12 people dead. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)



Armed police officers walk on a roof of a building in Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast of Paris, where the two brothers suspected in a deadly terror attack were cornered, Friday, Jan. 9, 2015. Two sets of attackers seized hostages and locked down hundreds of French security forces around the capital on Friday, sending the city into fear and turmoil for a third day in a series of linked attacks that began with the deadly newspaper terror attack that left 12 people dead. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)



French commandos (C) launch an assault as smoke rises from a building in Dammartin-en-Goele, north-east of Paris, where two brothers suspected of killing 12 people in an Islamist attack on French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo held one person hostage as police cornered the gunmen on January 9, 2015. Explosions were heard at the site where the hostage drama unfolded at a printing business in the small town of Dammartin-en-Goele, only 12 kilometres (seven miles) from Paris's main Charles de Gaulle airport, journalists reported. AFP PHOTO / JOEL SAGET        (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



French commandos take up a position on a roof in Dammartin-en-Goele, north-east of Paris, after an assault was launched at the site where two brothers suspected of slaughtering 12 people in an Islamist attack on French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo held one person hostage as police cornered the gunmen, on January 9, 2015. The hostage drama unfolded at a printing business in the small town of Dammartin-en-Goele, only 12 kilometres (seven miles) from Paris's main Charles de Gaulle airport, police sources said. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET        (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



French commandos take up a position on a roof in Dammartin-en-Goele, north-east of Paris, after an assault was launched at the site where two brothers suspected of slaughtering 12 people in an Islamist attack on French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo held one person hostage as police cornered the gunmen, on January 9, 2015. The hostage drama unfolded at a printing business in the small town of Dammartin-en-Goele, only 12 kilometres (seven miles) from Paris's main Charles de Gaulle airport, police sources said. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET        (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



A hooded police officer walks on a roof in Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast of Paris, where the two brothers suspected in a deadly terror attack were cornered, Friday, Jan. 9, 2015. Two sets of attackers seized hostages and locked down hundreds of French security forces around the capital on Friday, sending the city into fear and turmoil for a third day in a series of linked attacks that began with the deadly newspaper terror attack that left 12 people dead. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)



Police officers stop two people on a scooter at gunpoint as they arrive near the scene of the hostage taking in Porte de Vincennes, east of Paris, France on January 9, 2015, after at least one person was injured when a gunman opened fire at a kosher grocery store and took at least five people hostage. The pair are wrestled to the ground by police officers tasked with preventing anyone coming and going from the scene. The attacker was suspected of being the same gunman who killed a policewoman in a shooting in Montrouge in southern Paris on January 8. Photo by Nicolas Briquet/ABACAPRESS.COM



Police officers stop two people on a scooter at gunpoint as they arrive near the scene of the hostage taking in Porte de Vincennes, east of Paris, France on January 9, 2015, after at least one person was injured when a gunman opened fire at a kosher grocery store and took at least five people hostage. The pair are wrestled to the ground by police officers tasked with preventing anyone coming and going from the scene. The attacker was suspected of being the same gunman who killed a policewoman in a shooting in Montrouge in southern Paris on January 8. Photo by Nicolas Briquet/ABACAPRESS.COM



Police officers stop two people on a scooter at gunpoint as they arrive near the scene of the hostage taking in Porte de Vincennes, east of Paris, France on January 9, 2015, after at least one person was injured when a gunman opened fire at a kosher grocery store and took at least five people hostage. The pair are wrestled to the ground by police officers tasked with preventing anyone coming and going from the scene. The attacker was suspected of being the same gunman who killed a policewoman in a shooting in Montrouge in southern Paris on January 8. Photo by Nicolas Briquet/ABACAPRESS.COM



Police officers stop two people on a scooter at gunpoint as they arrive near the scene of the hostage taking in Porte de Vincennes, east of Paris, France on January 9, 2015, after at least one person was injured when a gunman opened fire at a kosher grocery store and took at least five people hostage. The pair are wrestled to the ground by police officers tasked with preventing anyone coming and going from the scene. The attacker was suspected of being the same gunman who killed a policewoman in a shooting in Montrouge in southern Paris on January 8. Photo by Nicolas Briquet/ABACAPRESS.COM



An armed police officer stands on the roof of a building in Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast of Paris, where the two brothers suspected in a deadly terror attack were cornered, Friday, Jan. 9, 2015. Two sets of attackers seized hostages and locked down hundreds of French security forces around the capital on Friday, sending the city into fear and turmoil for a third day in a series of linked attacks that began with the deadly newspaper terror attack that left 12 people dead. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)



A man crawls on the roof of a building in Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast of Paris, where the two brothers suspected in a deadly terror attack were cornered, Friday, Jan. 9, 2015. Explosions and gunshots rang out and smoke rose outside a building where two brothers suspected in a newspaper massacre are holed up with a hostage. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)



French commandos (L) launch an assault as smoke rises from a building in Dammartin-en-Goele, north-east of Paris, where two brothers suspected of killing 12 people in an Islamist attack on French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo held one person hostage as police cornered the gunmen on January 9, 2015. Explosions were heard at the site where the hostage drama unfolded at a printing business in the small town of Dammartin-en-Goele, only 12 kilometres (seven miles) from Paris's main Charles de Gaulle airport, journalists reported. AFP PHOTO / JOEL SAGET        (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



Armed members of the French riot police (CRS) take up a position at Porte de Vincennes in Paris on January 9, 2015, after at least one person was injured when a gunman opened fire at a kosher grocery store and took at least five people hostage, sources told AFP. The attacker was suspected of being the same gunman who killed a policewoman in a shooting in Montrouge in southern Paris on January 8. AFP PHOTO / LOIC VENANCE        (Photo credit should read LOIC VENANCE/AFP/Getty Images)



Police officers arrive at a hostage-taking situation at a kosher market, in Paris, Friday Jan. 9, 2015.  A police official says the man who has taken at least five people hostage in a kosher market on the eastern edges of Paris Friday appears linked to the newsroom massacre earlier this week that left 12 people dead. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)



PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 09:  People are led away from the scene as Police mobilize with reports of a hostage situation at Port de Vincennes on January 9, 2015 in Paris, France. According to reports at least five people have been taken hostage in a kosher deli in the Port de Vincennes area of Paris. A huge manhunt for the two suspected gunmen in Wednesday's deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine has entered its third day.  (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)



PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 09:  People are led away from the scene as Police mobilize with reports of a hostage situation at Port de Vincennes on January 9, 2015 in Paris, France. According to reports at least five people have been taken hostage in a kosher deli in the Port de Vincennes area of Paris. A huge manhunt for the two suspected gunmen in Wednesday's deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine has entered its third day.  (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)



French police officers prepare to take up positions near Porte de Vincennes in Paris on January 9, 2015, after at least one person was injured when a gunman opened fire at a kosher grocery store and took at least five people hostage, sources told AFP. The attacker was suspected of being the same gunman who killed a policewoman in a shooting in Montrouge in southern Paris on January 8. AFP PHOTO / LOIC VENANCE        (Photo credit should read LOIC VENANCE/AFP/Getty Images)



A photo taken on January 9, 2015 shows members of the French police forces taking position by the kosher grocery store in Saint-Mande, near Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris, where at least one person was injured when a gunman opened fire at the kosher grocery store and took at least five people hostage, sources told AFP. The attacker was suspected of being the same gunman who killed a policewoman in a shooting in Montrouge in southern Paris on January 8. AFP PHOTO / ERIC FEFERBERG        (Photo credit should read ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images)



PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 09:  People are led away from the scene as Police mobilize with reports of a hostage situation at Port de Vincennes on January 9, 2015 in Paris, France. According to reports at least five people have been taken hostage in a kosher deli in the Port de Vincennes area of Paris. A huge manhunt for the two suspected gunmen in Wednesday's deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine has entered its third day.  (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)



PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 09:  People are led away from the scene as Police mobilize with reports of a hostage situation at Port de Vincennes on January 9, 2015 in Paris, France. According to reports at least five people have been taken hostage in a kosher deli in the Port de Vincennes area of Paris. A huge manhunt for the two suspected gunmen in Wednesday's deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine has entered its third day.  (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)



French police officers arrive to take up positions near Porte de Vincennes in Paris on January 9, 2015, after at least one person was injured when a gunman opened fire at a kosher grocery store and took at least five people hostage, sources told AFP. The attacker was suspected of being the same gunman who killed a policewoman in a shooting in Montrouge in southern Paris on January 8. AFP PHOTO / LOIC VENANCE        (Photo credit should read LOIC VENANCE/AFP/Getty Images)



French police officers arrive to take up positions near Porte de Vincennes in Paris on January 9, 2015, after at least one person was injured when a gunman opened fire at a kosher grocery store and took at least five people hostage, sources told AFP. The attacker was suspected of being the same gunman who killed a policewoman in a shooting in Montrouge in southern Paris on January 8. AFP PHOTO / LOIC VENANCE        (Photo credit should read LOIC VENANCE/AFP/Getty Images)



Members of the French police force walk above the 'peripherique' (circular road) in Saint-Mande, near Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris, on January 9, 2015 to take their positions after at least one person was injured when a gunman opened fire at a kosher grocery store on January 9, 2015 and took at least five people hostage, sources told AFP. The attacker was suspected of being the same gunman who killed a policewoman in a shooting in Montrouge in southern Paris on January 8.    AFP PHOTO / THOMAS SAMSON        (Photo credit should read THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images)



French police officers prepare to take up positions near Porte de Vincennes in Paris on January 9, 2015, after at least one person was injured when a gunman opened fire at a kosher grocery store and took at least five people hostage, sources told AFP. The attacker was suspected of being the same gunman who killed a policewoman in a shooting in Montrouge in southern Paris on January 8. AFP PHOTO / LOIC VENANCE        (Photo credit should read LOIC VENANCE/AFP/Getty Images)



French police special forces evacuate local residents on January 9, 2015 in Saint-Mande, near Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris, after at least one person was injured when a gunman opened fire at a kosher grocery store on January 9, 2015 and took at least five people hostage, sources told AFP. The attacker was suspected of being the same gunman who killed a policewoman in a shooting in Montrouge in southern Paris on January 8. AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BUREAU        (Photo credit should read MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images)



French police special forces evacuate local residents on January 9, 2015 in Saint-Mande, near Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris, after at least one person was injured when a gunman opened fire at a kosher grocery store on January 9, 2015 and took at least five people hostage, sources told AFP. The attacker was suspected of being the same gunman who killed a policewoman in a shooting in Montrouge in southern Paris on January 8. AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BUREAU        (Photo credit should read MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images)



French police special forces walk in line behind their protection shields on January 9, 2015 in Saint-Mande, near Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris, after at least one person was injured when a gunman opened fire at a kosher grocery store on January 9, 2015 and took at least five people hostage, sources told AFP. The attacker was suspected of being the same gunman who killed a policewoman in a shooting in Montrouge in southern Paris on January 8. AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BUREAU        (Photo credit should read MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images)



Hooded police officers cross the closed ring road that circles Paris near a hostage-taking situation at a kosher market in Paris, Friday Jan. 9, 2015. A police official says the man who has taken at least five people hostage in a kosher market in Paris appears linked to the newsroom massacre earlier this week that left 12 people dead. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)



Police officers gather on the closed ring road that circles Paris near a hostage-taking situation at a kosher market in Paris, Friday Jan.9, 2015. A police official says the man who has taken at least five people hostage in a kosher market in Paris appears linked to the newsroom massacre earlier this week that left 12 people dead. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)



Hooded police officers cross the closed ring road that circles Paris near a hostage-taking situation at a kosher market in Paris, Friday Jan.9, 2015. A police official says the man who has taken at least five people hostage in a kosher market in Paris appears linked to the newsroom massacre earlier this week that left 12 people dead. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)



A member of the French police force gives instructions to local residents in Saint-Mande, near Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris, after at least one person was injured when a gunman opened fire at a kosher grocery store on January 9, 2015 and took at least five people hostage, sources told AFP. The attacker was suspected of being the same gunman who killed a policewoman in a shooting in Montrouge in southern Paris on January 8.       AFP PHOTO / ERIC FEFERBERG        (Photo credit should read ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images)



A photo taken on January 9, 2015 shows the kosher grocery store in Saint-Mande, near Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris, where at least one person was injured when a gunman opened fire at the kosher grocery store and took at least five people hostage, sources told AFP. The attacker was suspected of being the same gunman who killed a policewoman in a shooting in Montrouge in southern Paris on January 8. AFP PHOTO / ERIC FEFERBERG        (Photo credit should read ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images)



A photo taken on January 9, 2015 shows members of the French police forces taking position by the kosher grocery store in Saint-Mande, near Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris, where at least one person was injured when a gunman opened fire at the kosher grocery store and took at least five people hostage, sources told AFP. The attacker was suspected of being the same gunman who killed a policewoman in a shooting in Montrouge in southern Paris on January 8. AFP PHOTO / ERIC FEFERBERG        (Photo credit should read ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images)



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A photo taken on January 9, 2015 shows members of the French police forces taking position by the kosher grocery store in Saint-Mande, near Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris, where at least one person was injured when a gunman opened fire at the kosher grocery store and took at least five people hostage, sources told AFP. The attacker was suspected of being the same gunman who killed a policewoman in a shooting in Montrouge in southern Paris on January 8. AFP PHOTO / ERIC FEFERBERG        (Photo credit should read ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images)



ALTERNATIVE CROP 
A photo taken on January 9, 2015 shows members of the French police forces taking position by the kosher grocery store in Saint-Mande, near Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris, where at least one person was injured when a gunman opened fire at the kosher grocery store and took at least five people hostage, sources told AFP. The attacker was suspected of being the same gunman who killed a policewoman in a shooting in Montrouge in southern Paris on January 8. AFP PHOTO / ERIC FEFERBERG        (Photo credit should read ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images)



A photo taken on January 9, 2015 shows members of the French police forces taking position by the kosher grocery store in Saint-Mande, near Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris, where at least one person was injured when a gunman opened fire at the kosher grocery store and took at least five people hostage, sources told AFP. The attacker was suspected of being the same gunman who killed a policewoman in a shooting in Montrouge in southern Paris on January 8. AFP PHOTO / ERIC FEFERBERG        (Photo credit should read ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images)



A photo taken on January 9, 2015 shows members of the French police forces taking position by the kosher grocery store in Saint-Mande, near Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris, where at least one person was injured when a gunman opened fire at the kosher grocery store and took at least five people hostage, sources told AFP. The attacker was suspected of being the same gunman who killed a policewoman in a shooting in Montrouge in southern Paris on January 8. AFP PHOTO / ERIC FEFERBERG        (Photo credit should read ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images)



A photo taken on January 9, 2015 shows members of the French police forces taking position by the kosher grocery store (top, L) in Saint-Mande, near Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris, where at least one person was injured when a gunman opened fire at the kosher grocery store and took at least five people hostage, sources told AFP. The attacker was suspected of being the same gunman who killed a policewoman in a shooting in Montrouge in southern Paris on January 8. AFP PHOTO / ERIC FEFERBERG        (Photo credit should read ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images)



Members of the French police special force RAID get their equipment on January 9, 2015 on the 'peripherique' (circular road) in Saint-Mande, near Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris, where at least one person was injured when a gunman opened fire at the kosher grocery store and took at least five people hostage, sources told AFP. The attacker was suspected of being the same gunman who killed a policewoman in a shooting in Montrouge in southern Paris on January 8. AFP PHOTO / ERIC FEFERBERG        (Photo credit should read ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images)



Firefighters gather by a chemist store in Saint-Mande near Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris, after at least one person was injured when a gunman opened fire at a kosher grocery store on January 9, 2015 and took at least five people hostage, sources told AFP. The attacker was suspected of being the same gunman who killed a policewoman in a shooting in Montrouge in southern Paris on January 8. AFP PHOTO / ERIC FEFERBERG        (Photo credit should read ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images)



French police officers stand on the roof  in Dammartin-en-Goele where two brothers suspected of slaughtering 12 people in an Islamist attack on French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo held one person hostage as police cornered the gunmen, on January 9, 2015. The hostage drama unfolded at a printing business in the small town of Dammartin-en-Goele, only 12 kilometres (seven miles) from Paris's main Charles de Gaulle airport, police sources said. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET        (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



French police officers patrol in Dammartin-en-Goele where two brothers suspected of slaughtering 12 people in an Islamist attack on French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo held one person hostage as police cornered the gunmen, on January 9, 2015. The hostage drama unfolded at a printing business in the small town of Dammartin-en-Goele, only 12 kilometres (seven miles) from Paris's main Charles de Gaulle airport, police sources said. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET        (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



DAMMARTIN EN GOELE, FRANCE - JANUARY 09:  People congregate at the rear of an industrial estate near to where it is thought the suspects linked to the Charlie Hebdo massacre are holding a hostage on January 9, 2015 in Dammartin en Goele, France. A huge manhunt for the two suspected gunmen in Wednesday's deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine has entered its third day with major police activity surrounding the village of Dammartin en Goele where the suspects are holed up.  (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)



DAMMARTIN EN GOELE, FRANCE - JANUARY 09:  Police guard the entrance of an industrial estate where it is thought the suspects linked to the Charlie Hebdo massacre are holding a hostage on January 9, 2015 in Dammartin en Goele, France. A huge manhunt for the two suspected gunmen in Wednesday's deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine has entered its third day with major police activity surrounding the village of Dammartin en Goele where the suspects are holed up.  (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)



DAMMARTIN EN GOELE, FRANCE - JANUARY 09:  Helicopters of the French Special Police Forces waits in a field surrounding an industrial estate where it is thought the suspects linked to the Charlie Hebdo massacre are holding a hostage on January 9, 2015 in Dammartin en Goele, France. A huge manhunt for the two suspected gunmen in Wednesday's deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine has entered its third day with major police activity surrounding the village of Dammartin en Goele where the suspects are holed up.  (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)



General view of the scene where a huge police operation is under way to arrest both islamist gunmen two days after the deadly shooting at satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, in Dammartin-en-Goele, 40km north of Paris, France on January 9, 2015. The terrorists are supposed to held an hostage inside printing company Creation Tendance Decouverte CTD. Photo by Thierry Orban/ABACAPRESS.COM



Police forces take positions in Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast Paris, as part of an operation to seize two heavily armed suspects, Friday, Jan. 9, 2015. French security forces swarmed a small industrial town northeast of Paris Friday in an operation to capture a pair of heavily armed suspects in the deadly storming of a satirical newspaper. Shots were fired as the brothers stole a car in the early morning hours, said a French security official, who could not immediately confirm reports of hostages taken or deaths later in the day in the town of Dammartin-en-Goele, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) northeast of Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)



Police and army forces take positions in Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast Paris, as part of an operation to seize two heavily armed suspects, Friday, Jan. 9, 2015. French security forces swarmed a small industrial town northeast of Paris Friday in an operation to capture a pair of heavily armed suspects in the deadly storming of a satirical newspaper. Shots were fired as the brothers stole a car in the early morning hours, said a French security official, who could not immediately confirm reports of hostages taken or deaths later in the day in the town of Dammartin-en-Goele, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) northeast of Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)



General view of the scene where a huge police operation is under way to arrest both islamist gunmen two days after the deadly shooting at satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, in Dammartin-en-Goele, 40km north of Paris, France on January 9, 2015. The terrorists are supposed to held an hostage inside printing company Creation Tendance Decouverte CTD. Photo by Thierry Orban/ABACAPRESS.COM



General view of the scene where a huge police operation is under way to arrest both islamist gunmen two days after the deadly shooting at satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, in Dammartin-en-Goele, 40km north of Paris, France on January 9, 2015. The terrorists are supposed to held an hostage inside printing company Creation Tendance Decouverte CTD. Photo by Thierry Orban/ABACAPRESS.COM



General view of the scene where a huge police operation is under way to arrest both islamist gunmen two days after the deadly shooting at satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, in Dammartin-en-Goele, 40km north of Paris, France on January 9, 2015. The terrorists are supposed to held an hostage inside printing company Creation Tendance Decouverte CTD. Photo by Thierry Orban/ABACAPRESS.COM



A member of the forces walks inside Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast of Paris, Friday Jan.9, 2015. French security forces swarmed the small industrial town northeast of Paris Friday in an operation to capture a pair of heavily armed suspects in the deadly storming of a satirical newspaper. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)



French and police officers and gendarmes patrol in Dammartin-en-Goele where a hostage-taking was underway after police hunting the Islamist brothers who killed 12 people earlier this week exchanged fire with two men during a car chase, on January 9, 2015.  Friday's drama unfolded almost 48 hours into a massive manhunt launched after the brothers burst into the office of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and gunned down staff members and two policemen, saying they were taking revenge for the magazine's publication of cartoons offensive to many Muslims. The number of people seized was not immediately confirmed. AFP PHOTO / JOEL SAGET        (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



French police patrol in Dammartin-en-Goele where a hostage-taking was underway after police hunting the Islamist brothers who killed 12 people earlier this week exchanged fire with two men during a car chase, on January 9, 2015.  Friday's drama unfolded almost 48 hours into a massive manhunt launched after the brothers burst into the office of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and gunned down staff members and two policemen, saying they were taking revenge for the magazine's publication of cartoons offensive to many Muslims. The number of people seized was not immediately confirmed. AFP PHOTO / JOEL SAGET        (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



Rescuers drive an emergency service vehicle as a French law enforcement officer patrols in Dammartin-en-Goele where a hostage-taking was underway after police hunting the Islamist brothers who killed 12 people earlier this week exchanged fire with two men during a car chase, on January 9, 2015.  Friday's drama unfolded almost 48 hours into a massive manhunt launched after the brothers burst into the office of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and gunned down staff members and two policemen, saying they were taking revenge for the magazine's publication of cartoons offensive to many Muslims. The number of people seized was not immediately confirmed. AFP PHOTO / JOEL SAGET        (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



French gendarmes patrol in Dammartin-en-Goele where a hostage-taking was underway after police hunting the Islamist brothers who killed 12 people earlier this week exchanged fire with two men during a car chase, on January 9, 2015.  Friday's drama unfolded almost 48 hours into a massive manhunt launched after the brothers burst into the office of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and gunned down staff members and two policemen, saying they were taking revenge for the magazine's publication of cartoons offensive to many Muslims. The number of people seized was not immediately confirmed. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET        (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



Police officer block the access to Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast of Paris, Friday Jan.9, 2015.   French security forces swarmed this small industrial town northeast of Paris Friday in an operation to capture a pair of heavily armed suspects in the deadly storming of a satirical newspaper. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)



Ambulances try to make their way to Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast Paris, as part of an operation to seize two heavily armed suspects, Friday, Jan. 9, 2015. French security forces swarmed a small industrial town northeast of Paris Friday in an operation to capture a pair of heavily armed suspects in the deadly storming of a satirical newspaper. Shots were fired as the brothers stole a car in the early morning hours, said a French security official, who could not immediately confirm reports of hostages taken or deaths later in the day in the town of Dammartin-en-Goele, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) northeast of Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)



Ambulances arrive in Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast Paris, as part of an operation to seize two heavily armed suspects, Friday, Jan. 9, 2015. French security forces swarmed a small industrial town northeast of Paris Friday in an operation to capture a pair of heavily armed suspects in the deadly storming of a satirical newspaper. Shots were fired as the brothers stole a car in the early morning hours, said a French security official, who could not immediately confirm reports of hostages taken or deaths later in the day in the town of Dammartin-en-Goele, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) northeast of Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)



Police officers control the access to Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast of Paris, Friday Jan. 9, 2015. French security forces swarmed this small industrial town northeast of Paris Friday in an operation to capture a pair of heavily armed suspects in the deadly storming of a satirical newspaper. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)



An armed French gendarme patrols in Dammartin-en-Goele where a hostage-taking was underway after police hunting the Islamist brothers who killed 12 people earlier this week exchanged fire with two men during a car chase, on January 9, 2015.  Friday's drama unfolded almost 48 hours into a massive manhunt launched after the brothers burst into the office of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and gunned down staff members and two policemen, saying they were taking revenge for the magazine's publication of cartoons offensive to many Muslims. The number of people seized was not immediately confirmed. AFP PHOTO / JOEL SAGET        (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



A helicopter flies over Dammartin-en-Goele where a hostage-taking was underway after police hunting the Islamist brothers who killed 12 people earlier this week exchanged fire with two men during a car chase, on January 9, 2015.  Friday's drama unfolded almost 48 hours into a massive manhunt launched after the brothers burst into the office of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and gunned down staff members and two policemen, saying they were taking revenge for the magazine's publication of cartoons offensive to many Muslims. The number of people seized was not immediately confirmed. AFP PHOTO / JOEL SAGET        (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



Armed securtiy forces fly overhead in a military helicopter in Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast of Paris, Friday Jan. 9, 2015. French security forces swarmed this small industrial town northeast of Paris Friday in an operation to capture a pair of heavily armed suspects in the deadly storming of a satirical newspaper. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)



A member of French special forces stands on the roof of a building as a hostage-taking was underway after police hunting the Islamist brothers who killed 12 people earlier this week exchanged fire with two men during a car chase, on January 9, 2015 in Dammartin-en-Goele.  Friday's drama unfolded almost 48 hours into a massive manhunt launched after the brothers burst into the office of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and gunned down staff members and two policemen, saying they were taking revenge for the magazine's publication of cartoons offensive to many Muslims. The number of people seized was not immediately confirmed. AFP PHOTO / JOEL SAGET        (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



Police vans are lined up in Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast Paris, as part of an operation to seize two heavily armed suspects, Friday, Jan. 9, 2015. French security forces swarmed a small industrial town northeast of Paris Friday in an operation to capture a pair of heavily armed suspects in the deadly storming of a satirical newspaper. Shots were fired as the brothers stole a car in the early morning hours, said a French security official, who could not immediately confirm reports of hostages taken or deaths later in the day in the town of Dammartin-en-Goele, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) northeast of Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)



A member of French special forces stands on the roof of a building as a hostage-taking was underway after police hunting the Islamist brothers who killed 12 people earlier this week exchanged fire with two men during a car chase, on January 9, 2015 in Dammartin-en-Goele.  Friday's drama unfolded almost 48 hours into a massive manhunt launched after the brothers burst into the office of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and gunned down staff members and two policemen, saying they were taking revenge for the magazine's publication of cartoons offensive to many Muslims. The number of people seized was not immediately confirmed. AFP PHOTO / JOEL SAGET        (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



Outside view of the printing company Creation Tendance Decouverte CTD where the Charlie Hebdo gunmen are holding hostages, in Dammartin-en-Goele, 40km north of Paris, France on January 9, 2015. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM



Outside view of the printing company Creation Tendance Decouverte CTD where the Charlie Hebdo gunmen are holding hostages, in Dammartin-en-Goele, 40km north of Paris, France on January 9, 2015. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM



Aerial view of printing company Creation Tendance Decouverte CTD where the Charlie Hebdo gunmen are supposed to hold hostages, in Dammartin-en-Goele, 40km north of Paris, France on January 9, 2015. 



French soldiers sit in a helicopter flying over Dammartin-en-Goele where a hostage-taking was underway after police hunting the Islamist brothers who killed 12 people earlier this week exchanged fire with two men during a car chase, on January 9, 2015.  Friday's drama unfolded almost 48 hours into a massive manhunt launched after the brothers burst into the office of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and gunned down staff members and two policemen, saying they were taking revenge for the magazine's publication of cartoons offensive to many Muslims. The number of people seized was not immediately confirmed. AFP PHOTO / JOEL SAGET        (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



French police and gendarmes patrol in Dammartin-en-Goele where a hostage-taking was underway after police hunting the Islamist brothers who killed 12 people earlier this week exchanged fire with two men during a car chase, on January 9, 2015.  Friday's drama unfolded almost 48 hours into a massive manhunt launched after the brothers burst into the office of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and gunned down staff members and two policemen, saying they were taking revenge for the magazine's publication of cartoons offensive to many Muslims. The number of people seized was not immediately confirmed. AFP PHOTO / JOEL SAGET        (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



French police and gendarmes patrol in Dammartin-en-Goele where a hostage-taking was underway after police hunting the Islamist brothers who killed 12 people earlier this week exchanged fire with two men during a car chase, on January 9, 2015.  Friday's drama unfolded almost 48 hours into a massive manhunt launched after the brothers burst into the office of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and gunned down staff members and two policemen, saying they were taking revenge for the magazine's publication of cartoons offensive to many Muslims. The number of people seized was not immediately confirmed. AFP PHOTO / JOEL SAGET        (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



French police and gendarmes patrol in Dammartin-en-Goele where a hostage-taking was underway after police hunting the Islamist brothers who killed 12 people earlier this week exchanged fire with two men during a car chase, on January 9, 2015.  Friday's drama unfolded almost 48 hours into a massive manhunt launched after the brothers burst into the office of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and gunned down staff members and two policemen, saying they were taking revenge for the magazine's publication of cartoons offensive to many Muslims. The number of people seized was not immediately confirmed. AFP PHOTO / JOEL SAGET        (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



Members of the GIGN (National Gendarmerie Intervention Group) sit in a helicopter flying over Dammartin-en-Goele where a hostage-taking was underway after police hunting the Islamist brothers who killed 12 people earlier this week exchanged fire with two men during a car chase, on January 9, 2015.  Friday's drama unfolded almost 48 hours into a massive manhunt launched after the brothers burst into the office of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and gunned down staff members and two policemen, saying they were taking revenge for the magazine's publication of cartoons offensive to many Muslims. The number of people seized was not immediately confirmed. AFP PHOTO / JOEL SAGET        (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



A helicopter of the French Gendarmerie flies over Dammartin-en-Goele where a hostage-taking was underway after police hunting the Islamist brothers who killed 12 people earlier this week exchanged fire with two men during a car chase, on January 9, 2015.  Friday's drama unfolded almost 48 hours into a massive manhunt launched after the brothers burst into the office of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and gunned down staff members and two policemen, saying they were taking revenge for the magazine's publication of cartoons offensive to many Muslims. The number of people seized was not immediately confirmed. AFP PHOTO / JOEL SAGET        (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



A helicopter flies over Dammartin-en-Goele where a hostage-taking was underway after police hunting the Islamist brothers who killed 12 people earlier this week exchanged fire with two men during a car chase, on January 9, 2015.  Friday's drama unfolded almost 48 hours into a massive manhunt launched after the brothers burst into the office of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and gunned down staff members and two policemen, saying they were taking revenge for the magazine's publication of cartoons offensive to many Muslims. The number of people seized was not immediately confirmed. AFP PHOTO / JOEL SAGET        (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



A helicopter of the French Gendarmerie flies over Dammartin-en-Goele where a hostage-taking was underway after police hunting the Islamist brothers who killed 12 people earlier this week exchanged fire with two men during a car chase, on January 9, 2015.  Friday's drama unfolded almost 48 hours into a massive manhunt launched after the brothers burst into the office of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and gunned down staff members and two policemen, saying they were taking revenge for the magazine's publication of cartoons offensive to many Muslims. The number of people seized was not immediately confirmed. AFP PHOTO / JOEL SAGET        (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



French police patrol in Dammartin-en-Goele where shots were fired and at least one hostage was taken in the same area police were hunting for two brothers accused of slaughtering 12 people in an Islamist assault, on January 9, 2015.  The hostage drama was underway at a business in Dammartin-en-Goele, to the north-east of Paris, and came 48 hours into a massive manhunt for the Islamist gunmen who attacked the Charlie Hebdo offices on January 7.  AFP PHOTO / JOEL SAGET        (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



French police and gendarmes patrol in Dammartin-en-Goele where shots were fired and at least one hostage was taken in the same area police were hunting for two brothers accused of slaughtering 12 people in an Islamist assault, on January 9, 2015.  The hostage drama was underway at a business in Dammartin-en-Goele, to the north-east of Paris, and came 48 hours into a massive manhunt for the Islamist gunmen who attacked the Charlie Hebdo offices on January 7.  AFP PHOTO / JOEL SAGET        (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



Aerial view of the area where a huge police operation is currently under way to arrest the two main suspects in the Islamist attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine, in Dammartin-en-Goele, about 40km north of Paris, France on January 9, 2015. The two gunmen are holding hostages in a printing company. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM



Aerial view of the area where a huge police operation is currently under way to arrest the two main suspects in the Islamist attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine, in Dammartin-en-Goele, about 40km north of Paris, France on January 9, 2015. The two gunmen are holding hostages in a printing company. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM



Helicopters fly over Dammartin-en-Goele where shots were fired and at least one hostage was taken in the same area police were hunting for two brothers accused of slaughtering 12 people in an Islamist assault, on January 9, 2015.  The hostage drama was underway at a business in Dammartin-en-Goele, to the north-east of Paris, and came 48 hours into a massive manhunt for the Islamist gunmen who attacked the Charlie Hebdo offices on Wednesday. The suspects were holed up in a small printing business named CTD, a source close to the investigation said. AFP PHOTO / JOEL SAGET        (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



A helicopter flies over Dammartin-en-Goele where shots were fired and at least one hostage was taken in the same area police were hunting for two brothers accused of slaughtering 12 people in an Islamist assault, on January 9, 2015.  The hostage drama was underway at a business in Dammartin-en-Goele, to the north-east of Paris, and came 48 hours into a massive manhunt for the Islamist gunmen who attacked the Charlie Hebdo offices on Wednesday. The suspects were holed up in a small printing business named CTD, a source close to the investigation said. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET         (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



A Eurocopter EC 145 helicopter of the French gendarmerie flies over Dammartin-en-Goele where shots were fired and at least one hostage was taken in the same area police were hunting for two brothers accused of slaughtering 12 people in an Islamist assault, on January 9, 2015.  The hostage drama was underway at a business in Dammartin-en-Goele, to the north-east of Paris, and came 48 hours into a massive manhunt for the Islamist gunmen who attacked the Charlie Hebdo offices on Wednesday. The suspects were holed up in a small printing business named CTD, a source close to the investigation said. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET        (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



A Eurocopter EC 145 helicopter of the French gendarmerie flies over Dammartin-en-Goele where shots were fired and at least one hostage was taken in the same area police were hunting for two brothers accused of slaughtering 12 people in an Islamist assault, on January 9, 2015.  The hostage drama was underway at a business in Dammartin-en-Goele, to the north-east of Paris, and came 48 hours into a massive manhunt for the Islamist gunmen who attacked the Charlie Hebdo offices on Wednesday. The suspects were holed up in a small printing business named CTD, a source close to the investigation said. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET        (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



Two helicopters fly over Dammartin-en-Goele where shots were fired and at least one hostage was taken in the same area police were hunting for two brothers accused of slaughtering 12 people in an Islamist assault, on January 9, 2015.  The hostage drama was underway at a business in Dammartin-en-Goele, to the north-east of Paris, and came 48 hours into a massive manhunt for the Islamist gunmen who attacked the Charlie Hebdo offices on Wednesday. AFP PHOTO / JOEL SAGET        (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



Two helicopters fly over Dammartin-en-Goele where shots were fired and at least one hostage was taken in the same area police were hunting for two brothers accused of slaughtering 12 people in an Islamist assault, on January 9, 2015.  The hostage drama was underway at a business in Dammartin-en-Goele, to the north-east of Paris, and came 48 hours into a massive manhunt for the Islamist gunmen who attacked the Charlie Hebdo offices on Wednesday. AFP PHOTO / JOEL SAGET        (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



A Eurocopter EC 145 helicopter of the French gendarmie flies over Dammartin-en-Goele where shots were fired and at least one hostage was taken in the same area police were hunting for two brothers accused of slaughtering 12 people in an Islamist assault, on January 9, 2015.  The hostage drama was underway at a business in Dammartin-en-Goele, to the north-east of Paris, and came 48 hours into a massive manhunt for the Islamist gunmen who attacked the Charlie Hebdo offices on Wednesday. AFP PHOTO / JOEL SAGET        (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)



A police helicopter flies over Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast of Paris, Friday Jan. 9, 2015.   French security forces swarmed a small industrial town northeast of Paris Friday in an operation to capture a pair of heavily armed suspects in the deadly storming of a satirical newspaper. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)



A police helicopter flies over Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast of Paris, Friday Jan.9, 2015.   French security forces swarmed a small industrial town northeast of Paris Friday in an operation to capture a pair of heavily armed suspects in the deadly storming of a satirical newspaper. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)



Tributes are seen on January 9, 2015 outside the Charlie Hebdo magazine offices in Paris for the victims of the January 7 massacre at the weekly, which left 12 dead. France deployed elite forces in the hunt for two brothers accused of killing the 12 people in an Islamist attack on the satirical weekly, as the pair spent a second night on the run despite a huge security operation. The brothers were thought to have carried out the attack, the worst in France for half a century, in revenge for the weekly's repeated publication of cartoons mocking the Prophet Mohammed.               AFP PHOTO /JACQUES DEMARTHON        (Photo credit should read JACQUES DEMARTHON/AFP/Getty Images)



Tributes are seen on January 9, 2015 outside the Charlie Hebdo magazine offices in Paris for the victims of the January 7 massacre at the weekly, which left 12 dead. France deployed elite forces in the hunt for two brothers accused of killing the 12 people in an Islamist attack on the satirical weekly, as the pair spent a second night on the run despite a huge security operation. The brothers were thought to have carried out the attack, the worst in France for half a century, in revenge for the weekly's repeated publication of cartoons mocking the Prophet Mohammed.               AFP PHOTO /JACQUES DEMARTHON        (Photo credit should read JACQUES DEMARTHON/AFP/Getty Images)



Floral tributes, sign and a French flag are seen on January 9, 2015 outside the Charlie Hebdo magazine offices in Paris for the victims of the January 7 massacre at the weekly, which left 12 dead. France deployed elite forces in the hunt for two brothers accused of killing the 12 people in an Islamist attack on the satirical weekly, as the pair spent a second night on the run despite a huge security operation. The brothers were thought to have carried out the attack, the worst in France for half a century, in revenge for the weekly's repeated publication of cartoons mocking the Prophet Mohammed.               AFP PHOTO /JACQUES DEMARTHON        (Photo credit should read JACQUES DEMARTHON/AFP/Getty Images)









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One of the supermarket hostages managed to call her daughter, who told Europe 1: "She called me and told me 'I am in the shop, I love you'."The daughter added: "I am scared. Someone told me there have been two deaths. No one has told me if it is my mother or not."Hostage taker Coulibaly opened fire in the supermarket before telling police who flooded the area: "You know who I am."He then threatened to kill his captives if police launched an operation against the Kouachi brothers cornered on the industrial estate in Dammartin-en-Goele.Police also want to trace Hayat Boumeddiene, a 26-year-old woman said to have been Coulibaly's partner. None of the officials could say what happened to Boumeddiene.It is understood that the Kouachi brothers, who were well-known for holding jihadist views, were on a British watch and no-fly list to prevent them from entering the UK or passing through a British airport.The Kouachis stole a Peugeot earlier today in the town of Montagny Sainte Felicite, triggering a car chase during which gunfire was reported.The enormous operation to apprehend the Kouachi brothers ended on its third day at the premises of a printing firm called Creation Tendance Decouverte on an industrial estate in Dammartin-en-Goele.Before they were killed, they were said to have declared they want to die "as martyrs".A salesman told how he inadvertently shook the hand of one of the terrorists when he arrived for a meeting with the owner of the printing firm this morning, whose name he gave as Michel.






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The eyewitness, named as Didier, told radio station France Info that he encountered a "heavily armed" man dressed in black and wearing a bullet-proof vest.He said: "I encountered a terrorist and shook his hand. When I arrived, my customer came out with an armed man who looked like a police officer. My customer told me to leave."(The armed man) said to me 'I am the police. Go, we do not kill civilians'."I decided to call the police. I guess that was one of the terrorists."He went on: "I did not formally recognise them. They were dressed like police. It could have been a police officer if he had not said to me 'We do not kill civilians'."They were heavily armed. I was in front of the business, I shook Michel's hand and the hand of one of the terrorists. After I left, Michel shut the gate behind me. I knew something was wrong. I have been very lucky this morning."A lockdown was imposed in the surrounding area as scores of heavily armed police surrounded the building.Residents in the vicinity were warned to stay in their homes and children were being kept inside schools.CHARLIE HEBDO 
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Today (18:03) GMTDammartin hostage was "hiding in cardboard box"
The hostage with the Kouachi brothers who were suspects the Paris magazine massacre was "hiding in a cardboard box" according to a French journalist - and the gunmen reportedly didn't even know he was there.Dammartin hostage was reportedly hiding in cardboard box, informing security forces. Kouachi brothers didn't know he was there #CharlieHebdo— aurore cloé dupuis (@aurorecloe) January 9, 2015


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Today (17:54) GMTSecond unknown male gunman in Kosher supermarket siege may have escaped
The second gunmen from the siege at a Kosher supermarket in Paris may have escaped, according to local sources.Suspected gunman Amedy Coulibaly is reported to have been killled, but police believe from CCTV that there was a second hostage-taker in the shop who is not yet accounted for.Update - French media report second gunman in kosher grocery in eastern #Paris was unknown male and has escaped as hostage situation ends— Sky News Newsdesk (@SkyNewsBreak) January 9, 2015Hayat Boumeddiene, the woman suspected of attacking and killing a police officer in Paris yesterday with Coulibaly, is not thought to have been to in the grocery.

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Today (17:38) GMTCameron is joining European leaders at a Charlie Hebdo rally this weekend
I've accepted President Hollande's invitation to join the Unity Rally in Paris this Sunday - celebrating the values behind #CharlieHebdo.— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) January 9, 2015

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Today (17:30) GMTPolice confirm four casualties in grocery store
At least four people, including the attacker, have died at a kosher grocery store in Paris where a gunman took several hostages, police officials said.Police officers were thought to be among those hurt, although their conditions were unclear.The Elysee Palace said President Francois Hollande will address the nation before 7pm.The BBC reported that a woman who was held hostage while shopping in the store had told a relative by phone that there were more than two people killed there - in fact she had said there were five people dead.

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Today (17:12) GMTHayat Boumedienne, the second suspect in Paris hostage-taking, has escaped - police union official
Hayat Boumedienne, the second suspect in the killing of the French policewoman on Thursday, has not been killed or apprehended, according to police sources and Reuters news agency. There was no confirmation that she was at the scene at the kosher store where her partner, or ex-partner, Amédy Coulibaly, was killed as he held more than five hostages.

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Today (17:04) GMTThe aftermath of the assault in Dammartin
Smoke rises as a special forces soldiers enter the building on an industrial estate in Dammartin en GoeleSpecial Forces soldiers and armed police gather after storming the print works

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Today (17:00) GMTReuters - Four dead in kosher supermarket siege
Tragic news coming out of eastern Paris, at least four hostages are dead in the grocery store, according to police sources.

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Today (16:52) GMTPictures of the hostages leaving the kosher supermarket
Members of the French police special forces attend to hostages and one of their colleagues lying on the ground after they launched the assault at a kosher grocery

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Today (16:45) GMTThis is the moment police stormed the grocery store
The moment police stormed the Kosher delicatessen in east #Paris pic.twitter.com/9mxBjMzjtz via @harryfear— Elliot Wagland (@elliotwagland) January 9, 2015#PorteDeVincennes pic.twitter.com/fMNCdmn5tz— Breaking 3.0 (@Breaking3zero) January 9, 2015

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Today (16:44) GMTThe French special forces celebrate in the Frenchest way possible
Police in Dammartin-en-Goele "now relaxed," handing out rations of French cheese to journalists. #LabelleFrance— Noga Tarnopolsky (@NTarnopolsky) January 9, 2015

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Today (16:40) GMTTwo police officers have been injured in the assault operation in Paris - reports
We still don't have any confirmation of reports that two people died at the scene of the hostage-taking earlier in eastern Paris, at the kosher grocery store. It was widely reported, but police have so far denied reports of any casualties.

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Today (16:38) GMTMedia have been particularly responsible today in the run-up to the joint assault by special forces
There have been pictures we've refused to air live today as they showed preparations for an incursion. Not everything can/should be live.— Niall Paterson (@skynewsniall) January 9, 2015

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Today (16:36) GMTPolice confirm that Charlie Hebdo suspects are dead, and hostage is alive
French special forces pull off what would appear to be a miracle, if all confirmed• Brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi have been killed in police operation at print works in Dammartin• Their one hostage is alive, an official concerns• Hostages have been seen leaving the kosher supermarket in eastern Paris• The hostage-taker, Amédy Coulibaly, is dead, according to local reports

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Today (16:30) GMTMore live pictures from the assault in Dammartin-en-Goele


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Today (16:27) GMTPeople seen leaving kosher grocery store
French media reports people leaving the kosher store where hostages had been taken.There is still a considerable amount of uncertainty as to their identities, and whether any casualties were in the store.Counter-terrorism police seem to have co-ordinated the two operations to happen simultaneously in both Paris and  amongst the emergency services of all types and descriptions as they pour into Dammartin and Dammartin-en-Goele.

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Today (16:22) GMTCharlie Hebdo suspects 'dead'
AFP has reported that the brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi have been killed in the police operation, with the hostage freed and safe after assault, quoting sources.BREAKING Several hostages freed at Jewish supermarket in Paris: AFP— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) January 9, 2015#BREAKING Charlie Hebdo gunmen's hostage freed and safe after police assault— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) January 9, 2015

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Today (16:20) GMTThis is the moment French commandos entered the printworks


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Today (16:15) GMTBREAKING At least four explosions heard at kosher supermarket
Explosions have been heard at a supermarket where at least five people, including children, were taken captive following a shoot-out at the Hypercacher kosher store in Porte de Vincennes in the east of Paris.Toujours énormément de passants derrière les barrières de sécurité entre Nation et porte de #Vincennes pic.twitter.com/nheoXzWa6r— Bastien Hugues (@bastienhugues) January 9, 2015

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Today (16:10) GMTAmbulances can be heard heading up towards the industrial estate
Police units and paramedics blaring sirens have headed up the main road towards Dammartin-en-Goele as the gunfire rang out and explosions could be heard.Gunfire & explosions have been in the printworks where #CharlieHebdo suspects are under siege http://t.co/LhRNYSG6Sw pic.twitter.com/OwY6YvA84i— HuffPostUK Pictures (@HuffPostUKPics) January 9, 2015RT @AdeMontesquiou: Nouvelle explosion à #dammartin hurlements #Charliehebdo pic.twitter.com/koHX8qLLVd— Paris Match (@ParisMatch) January 9, 2015

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Today (16:01) GMTGunshots, explosions heard at first hostage scene outside Paris
Gunshots and several explosions have been heard at Dammartin-en-Goele, outside Paris, where two brothers have taken a hostage in the site of a print works. Smoke can be seen coming from building where the Charlie Hebdo attack suspects are located, reporters on the scene said.Explosions and rapid gunfire could be heard as police moved in, and a helicopter was seen taking off from a nearby field.Heavily armed commandos currently on roof of building where Charlie Hebdo terrorists holed up with hostage. More gunfire/explosions.— Peter Allen (@peterallenparis) January 9, 2015

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Today (15:58) GMTCharb's partner speaks for the first time
Jeannette Bougrab, partner of murdered Charlie Hebdo editor Stéphane Charbonnier, known as Charb, spoke about his death on French television station BFMTV.Bougrab, the former French Secretary for Youth and Community Life, described how she got the news that he was killed. "I was at a state meeting and I learned there had been a shooting. "Then I sent him a text, a second text, third text, and then I phoned him and he wasn't answering, and he never did that," she said. "When I got there, there were the cordons, and we weren't allowed to get in, and I learned there that he was dead.""He died standing," Bougrab said. "He defended secularism, he defended Voltaire's spirit, he in fact was really the fruit of this ideal of the Republic that we've almost forgotten. He died, executed with his comrades, as he would say."Bougrab asserted that, if she were the president of the Republic, she would give all of the slain cartoonists the honor of being buried in the Panthéon, a monument in Paris where Voltaire and Jean-Jacques Rousseau are also buried. "They died defending freedom of expression, secularism," she said of the cartoonists. "They have died so we can stay free in this country, in France in 2015."BFMTV's Ruth Elkriefit asked if it might be a kind of victory, a sign of hope, that so many people around the world are rallying around the slogan "Je suis Charlie.""Absolutely not, because he's dead," Bougrab replied. "It's absolutely not a victory. It's a defeat. It's a tragedy for our country and I refuse to rejoice in the idea that people are demonstrating in the streets. "Because they have torn away the precious being who accompanied me in life."

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Today (15:53) GMTThis is what we know about Amédy Coulibaly
• Amédy Coulibaly is a Frenchman of Senegalese descent• He is from the Juvisy -on-Orge commune in the Essonne district, 18 km south-east of Paris.• Coulibaly is a member of the Buttes-Chaumont network, which was notorious for radicalising young Frenchmen and recruiting them to fight in Iraq during the 2000s• He has nine sisters, according to Libération, and has a chequered police record for petty theft and drug offences• He was imprisoned for an armed bank robbery in Orleans in 2002•L’Obs reported that he had met Chérif Kouachi, one of the brothers, between 2005 and 2006 when they were in Fleury-Mérogis prison• Coulibaly is said to have converted and been radicalised while in prison• Coulibaly was arrested again in 2010 for his part in a botched prison break attempt to free Algerian Islamist Smain Ali Belkacem, who choreographed the 1995 Paris terror attack• He is believed to have been released from prison a little more than a year ago.• Libération quotes several people who say he was a bright and happy child who began to hng around with gangs aged 17, and the paper draws on a court psychiatric report which found him not to be "pathological" but said he was immature and had psychopathic tendencies, with a very simplistic view of his own motivations, as well as a wish to be "all powerful• This report from a French newspaper describes Coulibaly's meeting with then-French president Nicolas Sarkozy in 2009, when the suspect was 27 Amedi Coulibaly, le terroriste preneur d'otages porte de Vincennes, à #Paris, avait rencontré Nicolas Sarkozy en 2009 pic.twitter.com/2R0IUFH1tv— Nicolas Canut (@Nicolas_Canut) January 9, 2015

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Today (15:38) GMTCNN reports that a Jewish primary school was yesterday's intended target
The American broadcaster cites a source saying the French policewoman was not the intended target of yesterday's attack in central Paris. She was reportedly shot close by to Coulibaly's intended target, which was a Jewish primary school. Police have not confirmed.

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Today (15:30) GMTThe grocery store hostage-taker has threatened to kill hostages if police storm the terrorist brothers wanted over the Paris newspaper massacre, police say
This has been rumoured for some time. One hostage apparently told a relative that the gunman had demanded Charlie Hebdo attackers Said and Cherif Kouachi, holed up in an industrial estate with a hostage in a town around 25 miles north of Paris, be allowed to go free.Paris police have now confirmed this is the demand of the hostage-taker in the kosher store, who is named as Amedy Coulibaly.Coulibaly is believed to have close links with the Kouachis, and is the suspect in the shooting of a policewoman in Paris yesterday.

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Today (15:12) GMTPresident Hollande is holding a crisis meeting at the Palais de l'Élysée
Prise d'otages à Vincennes : une réunion de crise est en cours en ce moment autour du président @fhollande pic.twitter.com/WEU3xTjCmf— Élysée (@Elysee) January 9, 2015Translation: A crisis meeting is currently taking place with President Hollande, concerning the hostage-taking in Vincennes

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Today (15:04) GMTKouachi brothers would 'not be allowed to enter UK'
It is now understood that the Kouachi brothers, who were well-known for holding jihadist views, were on a British watch and no-fly list to prevent them from entering the UK or passing through a British airport.US intelligence placed the brothers on the list at the same time as Britain. Questions have been asked about how closely the pair were monitored by the French authorities.

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Today (15:03) GMT'I am in the shop, I love you'
A woman has told how she received a phone call from her mother, who is being held hostage in the shop in Porte de Vincennes.She told Europe 1: "She called me and told me 'I am in the shop, I love you'."I am scared. Someone told me there have been two deaths. No one has told me if it is my mother or not."

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Today (15:01) GMTIsraeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweets
My message, in Paris, in Jerusalem, anywhere: first rule in fighting terrorism is to refuse to be afraid— בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) January 9, 2015

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Today (14:57) GMT#JeSuisJuif: Twitter Stands In Solidarity
We must stand by French Jews as we stood by French cartoonists and police #JeSuisJuif— Mark Ferguson (@Markfergusonuk) January 9, 2015Read more about the social media movement here.

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