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Charlie Hebdo massacre: Arrests as France hunts gunmen Charlie Hebdo massacre: Arrests as France hunts gunmen
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Police in France have made seven arrests as they hunt for two named suspects over the deadly attack in Paris on staff at a satirical magazine.Police in France have made seven arrests as they hunt for two named suspects over the deadly attack in Paris on staff at a satirical magazine.
The seven, thought to be associates or family of the suspects, were detained in the towns of Reims and Charleville-Mezieres, as well as in the Paris area. The seven, connected to the two main suspects, were detained in the towns of Reims and Charleville-Mezieres, as well as in the Paris area, police said.
Photos were released of two brothers suspected of involvement in the attack.Photos were released of two brothers suspected of involvement in the attack.
France is mourning the 12 people killed when Charlie Hebdo was targeted by gunmen shouting Islamist slogans.France is mourning the 12 people killed when Charlie Hebdo was targeted by gunmen shouting Islamist slogans.
Reports are coming in from Paris of a shooting at a metro station in the south of Paris. At least one police officer is reported to have been injured. It is not known whether the incident is linked to the attack on Charlie Hebdo.
French President Francois Hollande is presiding over an emergency cabinet meeting in Paris.
A minute's silence will be observed at midday across the country and the bells of Notre Dame in the capital will toll.A minute's silence will be observed at midday across the country and the bells of Notre Dame in the capital will toll.
Arrest warrants were issued for Cherif and Said Kouachi, said to be "armed and dangerous". A third suspect has surrendered.Arrest warrants were issued for Cherif and Said Kouachi, said to be "armed and dangerous". A third suspect has surrendered.
Cherif Kouachi was sentenced in 2008 to three years in prison for belonging to a Paris-based group sending jihadist fighters to Iraq.Cherif Kouachi was sentenced in 2008 to three years in prison for belonging to a Paris-based group sending jihadist fighters to Iraq.
A third suspect, 18-year-old Hamyd Mourad handed himself in to police in Charleville-Mezieres. He reportedly surrendered after hearing his name on the news.
The victimsThe victims
Source: Le Monde newspaper and other French mediaSource: Le Monde newspaper and other French media
Profile: Defiant Charlie Hebdo editor Obituary: Defiant editor
Live updatesLive updates
Vigils 'We killed Charlie Hebdo'
Paris has been placed on the highest terror alert and extra troops have been deployed to guard media offices, places of worship, transport and other sensitive areas.Paris has been placed on the highest terror alert and extra troops have been deployed to guard media offices, places of worship, transport and other sensitive areas.
Vigils have been held in Paris and in cities across the world in tribute to those killed in Wednesday's attack. Many carried placards reading "Je suis Charlie" (I am Charlie) in solidarity with the victims. Eight journalists - including the magazine's editor - died along with a caretaker and a visitor when masked men armed with assault rifles stormed the Charlie Hebdo offices during an editorial meeting. Eleven people were also wounded, some seriously.
Eight journalists - including the magazine's editor - died along with two policemen, a caretaker and a visitor when masked men armed with assault rifles stormed the Charlie Hebdo offices. Two policemen were killed on the street outside as the gunmen made their escape by car.
The magazine has angered some Muslims in the past by printing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. The offices were firebombed in 2011. The magazine's office was firebombed in 2011. It had angered some Muslims by printing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad as part of its irreverent take on news and current affairs.
The gunmen were heard shouting "we have avenged the Prophet Muhammad" and "God is Great" in Arabic. Witnesses say the gunmen shouted "we have avenged the Prophet Muhammad" and "we killed Charlie Hebdo", as well as "God is Great" in Arabic.
French media, citing police documents, initially named a third suspect as Hamyd Mourad, 18, who later handed himself in to police. He reportedly surrendered after hearing his name on the news.
France 'targeted'
President Francois Hollande said the country's tradition of free speech had been attacked and called on all French people to stand together.
In a sombre televised address late on Wednesday he said: "Today the French Republic as a whole was the target."
Thursday's national day of mourning is only the fifth held in France in the past 50 years.
The attack took place as the magazine was holding its weekly editorial meeting. In addition to the dead, 11 people were wounded, some seriously.
Corinne Rey, a cartoonist, said the gunmen had entered the building after forcing her to enter the code to open the door.
"They said they belonged to al-Qaeda," she said, adding they had spoken in fluent French.
Witnesses said they heard as many as 50 shots fired both inside the Charlie Hebdo office and on the streets outside.
The gunmen were filmed on amateur video shooting one injured police officer at point blank range in the head on the pavement outside.
The attackers fled to northern Paris before abandoning their car and hijacking a second one, police say.The attackers fled to northern Paris before abandoning their car and hijacking a second one, police say.
Pencil tributes
Vigils were held through the night in Paris and cities worldwide in tribute to the dead. many demonstrators held up placards reading "Je suis Charlie" (I am Charlie) in solidarity with the victims.
President Hollande said the country's tradition of free speech had been attacked and called on all French people to stand together.
"Today the French Republic as a whole was the target," he said in a televised speech.
Piles of pens - symbolising freedom of expression - and candles were laid across the Place de la Republique square in Paris where thousands of people had gathered.
Cartoon tributes are circulating on social media, sending out the message of press freedom. One Dutch cartoon plays on 9/11 Twin Towers imagery, showing a plane flying towards two upright pencils.
Thursday's national day of mourning is only the fifth held in France in the past 50 years.
World leaders swiftly condemned the attack with US President Barack Obama offering to help France track down those responsible.World leaders swiftly condemned the attack with US President Barack Obama offering to help France track down those responsible.
Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Sunni Islam's leading centre of learning, called the attack "criminal" and said Islam denounced "any violence". Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Sunni Islam's leading centre of learning, called the attack "criminal" and said Islam denounced "any violence". The Arab League also condemned the attack.
The Arab League also condemned the attack. Pope Francis called it "abominable". Pope Francis called the massacre "abominable".
Thousands of people gathered at the Place de la Republique in central Paris for a vigil, many holding up placards saying "Je suis Charlie" (I am Charlie), in solidarity with the victims.
Piles of pens - symbolising freedom of expression - and candles were laid across the square.
Similar scenes were repeated at vigils across France and in cities around the world.
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