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| Charlie Hebdo attack: Police hunt suspects north of Paris | Charlie Hebdo attack: Police hunt suspects north of Paris |
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| A huge police operation is under way north-east of Paris in the search for the main suspects in Wednesday's deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine. | A huge police operation is under way north-east of Paris in the search for the main suspects in Wednesday's deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine. |
| Officers are searching areas near the town of Villers-Cotterets where the two men reportedly robbed a petrol station. | Officers are searching areas near the town of Villers-Cotterets where the two men reportedly robbed a petrol station. |
| The village of Longpont has been sealed off, with house-to-house searches for the brothers, Cherif and Said Kouachi. | |
| France has been marking a rare national day of mourning for the 12 victims of the attack on the magazine in Paris. | France has been marking a rare national day of mourning for the 12 victims of the attack on the magazine in Paris. |
| Officials say there is no evidence of a link between the Charlie Hebdo attack and a second gun attack on Thursday, in which a policewoman was shot dead in Montrouge, a southern suburb of the capital. | Officials say there is no evidence of a link between the Charlie Hebdo attack and a second gun attack on Thursday, in which a policewoman was shot dead in Montrouge, a southern suburb of the capital. |
| The gunman, armed with a machine-gun and a pistol, fled the attack scene in Montrouge. | The gunman, armed with a machine-gun and a pistol, fled the attack scene in Montrouge. |
| Officials have extended the highest security level already in place in Paris to the northern Picardy region as police, including special anti-terror units, continue the manhunt for the Charlie Hebdo attackers. | Officials have extended the highest security level already in place in Paris to the northern Picardy region as police, including special anti-terror units, continue the manhunt for the Charlie Hebdo attackers. |
| Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said 88,000 police officers and soldiers had been deployed across France since the attack. | Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said 88,000 police officers and soldiers had been deployed across France since the attack. |
| Meanwhile, vigils for the victims continued across France on Thursday evening. Several thousand people gathered in the Place de la Republique in Paris for a second night, lighting candles and waving signs that read "Je suis Charlie" ("I am Charlie"). | |
| At 20:00 (19:00 GMT) the Eiffel Tower turned off in tribute to those killed. | |
| Earlier in the day, a minute's silence was held in public spaces. Twenty imams joined hundreds gathered outside the offices of Charlie Hebdo to express sympathy for the victims. | Earlier in the day, a minute's silence was held in public spaces. Twenty imams joined hundreds gathered outside the offices of Charlie Hebdo to express sympathy for the victims. |
| In New York, the 15 members of the UN Security Council also stood for a moment of silence. | |
| Charlie Hebdo attack sequence | Charlie Hebdo attack sequence |
| But elsewhere in France a number of attacks on Muslim targets have been reported, with shots fired at a Muslim prayer hall in the southern region of Aude and a mosque in Poitiers, central France, vandalised. | But elsewhere in France a number of attacks on Muslim targets have been reported, with shots fired at a Muslim prayer hall in the southern region of Aude and a mosque in Poitiers, central France, vandalised. |
| Mr Cazeneuve said he would not tolerate any act or threat "against a place of worship or any hostile manifestation against French people because of their origin or their religion". | |
| Two men resembling Cherif and Said Kouachi were spotted at a petrol station in Villers-Cotterets, about 80km (50 miles) north-east of Paris. The station manager described them as heavily armed with Kalashnikovs and rocket-propelled grenade launchers. | Two men resembling Cherif and Said Kouachi were spotted at a petrol station in Villers-Cotterets, about 80km (50 miles) north-east of Paris. The station manager described them as heavily armed with Kalashnikovs and rocket-propelled grenade launchers. |
| They were last seen driving in a Renault Clio car, apparently the same vehicle hijacked in Paris soon after the attack at Charlie Hebdo. | |
| A third man who was initially sought handed himself in to police in the eastern city of Charleville-Meziere late on Wednesday. It is not yet clear if he is regarded as a suspect. | A third man who was initially sought handed himself in to police in the eastern city of Charleville-Meziere late on Wednesday. It is not yet clear if he is regarded as a suspect. |
| Charlie Hebdo victims | Charlie Hebdo victims |
| The victims | The victims |
| Obituary: Defiant editor | Obituary: Defiant editor |
| In total nine people connected to the Kouachi brothers have been detained in the towns of Reims and Charleville-Mezieres, as well as in the Paris area, Mr Cazeneuve said. | In total nine people connected to the Kouachi brothers have been detained in the towns of Reims and Charleville-Mezieres, as well as in the Paris area, Mr Cazeneuve said. |
| Cherif Kouachi was sentenced in 2008 to three years in prison for belonging to a group sending jihadist fighters to Iraq. | Cherif Kouachi was sentenced in 2008 to three years in prison for belonging to a group sending jihadist fighters to Iraq. |
| The lawyer for Charlie Hebdo, Richard Malka, said that next week's edition of the magazine would go ahead on Wednesday and would have a print run of one million, instead of the normal 60,000 copies. | The lawyer for Charlie Hebdo, Richard Malka, said that next week's edition of the magazine would go ahead on Wednesday and would have a print run of one million, instead of the normal 60,000 copies. |
| Witnesses say the gunmen shouted "We have avenged the Prophet Muhammad" and "God is Great" in Arabic. | Witnesses say the gunmen shouted "We have avenged the Prophet Muhammad" and "God is Great" in Arabic. |
| 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 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. |
| Politicians and journalists across the globe have widely condemned the Charlie Hebdo shooting as an attack on freedom of speech and the press. | Politicians and journalists across the globe have widely condemned the Charlie Hebdo shooting as an attack on freedom of speech and the press. |
| Some European publications on Wednesday re-published the magazine's cartoons, with cartoon tributes also circulating on social media, sending out the message of press freedom. | Some European publications on Wednesday re-published the magazine's cartoons, with cartoon tributes also circulating on social media, sending out the message of press freedom. |
| Thursday's national day of mourning is only the fifth held in France in the past 50 years. | Thursday's national day of mourning is only the fifth held in France in the past 50 years. |
| National Days of Mourning in France | National Days of Mourning in France |
| Have you attended or do you plan to attend a vigil? Have you been affected by the issues raised in this story? You can email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your experience. | Have you attended or do you plan to attend a vigil? Have you been affected by the issues raised in this story? You can email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your experience. |
| Please include a telephone number if you are willing to be contacted by a BBC journalist. | Please include a telephone number if you are willing to be contacted by a BBC journalist. |
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