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| Charlie Hebdo: officials establish link between gunmen in both attacks — as it happened | Charlie Hebdo: officials establish link between gunmen in both attacks — as it happened |
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| 11.30pm GMT | |
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| • Two separate police raids in Paris and Dammartin-en-Goële killed the Charlie Hebdo gunmen and a third man, ending a three-day manhunt. Police found Chérif and Saïd Kouachi, wanted for murdering 12 people in Paris on Wednesday, and cornered them in a printworks office. | • Two separate police raids in Paris and Dammartin-en-Goële killed the Charlie Hebdo gunmen and a third man, ending a three-day manhunt. Police found Chérif and Saïd Kouachi, wanted for murdering 12 people in Paris on Wednesday, and cornered them in a printworks office. |
| • In an interview before he was killed, Cherif Kouachi claimed that he was sent by al-Qaida in Yemen, as a defender of the prophet. In a separate interview, Coulibaly said that his attack had been ‘synchronized’ with the Kouachis’ Charlie Hebdo attack. | • In an interview before he was killed, Cherif Kouachi claimed that he was sent by al-Qaida in Yemen, as a defender of the prophet. In a separate interview, Coulibaly said that his attack had been ‘synchronized’ with the Kouachis’ Charlie Hebdo attack. |
| • The Paris prosecutor revealed new details of both sieges, stating that Coulibaly, his girlfriend and the Kouachi brothers had spoken on the phone more than 500 times. | • The Paris prosecutor revealed new details of both sieges, stating that Coulibaly, his girlfriend and the Kouachi brothers had spoken on the phone more than 500 times. |
| • French special forces stormed the Dammartin-en-Goële printworks and a kosher supermarket in Vincennes, Paris, trading fire with the gunmen and throwing flashbang grenades after standoffs that lasted for hours. One hostage escaped unharmed in Dammartin-en-Goële. | • French special forces stormed the Dammartin-en-Goële printworks and a kosher supermarket in Vincennes, Paris, trading fire with the gunmen and throwing flashbang grenades after standoffs that lasted for hours. One hostage escaped unharmed in Dammartin-en-Goële. |
| • Four hostages were killed and four wounded in the supermarket in Paris, where Amedy Coulibaly held civilians captive. Authorities believe Coulibaly and an accomplice killed a policewoman Thursday in southern Paris. They named the suspect as Hayat Boumeddienne, describing her as “armed and dangerous” and at large. | • Four hostages were killed and four wounded in the supermarket in Paris, where Amedy Coulibaly held civilians captive. Authorities believe Coulibaly and an accomplice killed a policewoman Thursday in southern Paris. They named the suspect as Hayat Boumeddienne, describing her as “armed and dangerous” and at large. |
| • French president Francois Hollande addressed the nation from the Elysée, congratulating police and saying the nation must not give in to such a “terrifying antisemitic attack” like the one on the grocery store. “We are a free nation that does not give in,” he said. “We carry an ideal that is greater than us.” | • French president Francois Hollande addressed the nation from the Elysée, congratulating police and saying the nation must not give in to such a “terrifying antisemitic attack” like the one on the grocery store. “We are a free nation that does not give in,” he said. “We carry an ideal that is greater than us.” |
| • World leaders pledged support for France and many of them will join Hollande at a rally in Paris on Sunday. British prime minister David Cameron, German chancellor Angela Merkel and EU president Donald Tusk all said they would accept Hollande’s invitation. Barack Obama said Paris’s spirit of freedom “will endure forever, long after the scourge of terrorism is banished from this world”. | • World leaders pledged support for France and many of them will join Hollande at a rally in Paris on Sunday. British prime minister David Cameron, German chancellor Angela Merkel and EU president Donald Tusk all said they would accept Hollande’s invitation. Barack Obama said Paris’s spirit of freedom “will endure forever, long after the scourge of terrorism is banished from this world”. |
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| at 4.18pm GMT | |
| 11.18pm GMT | |
| 23:18 | |
| The French gendarmerie (GIGN) have released footage of the raid on Dammartin-en-Goële: | The French gendarmerie (GIGN) have released footage of the raid on Dammartin-en-Goële: |
| 11.13pm GMT | |
| 23:13 | |
| Le Monde has published a series of photos taken by Amedy Coulibaly and his girlfriend in 2010, while they were visiting Islamic radical Djamel Beghal, who Le Monde has called Cherif Kouachi’s mentor. The photographs show Boumedienne, wearing a niqab and holding a crossbow. | Le Monde has published a series of photos taken by Amedy Coulibaly and his girlfriend in 2010, while they were visiting Islamic radical Djamel Beghal, who Le Monde has called Cherif Kouachi’s mentor. The photographs show Boumedienne, wearing a niqab and holding a crossbow. |
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| at 12.50am GMT | |
| 11.04pm GMT | |
| 23:04 | |
| Paris prosecutor reveals new details on both sieges | Paris prosecutor reveals new details on both sieges |
| Speaking at a conference, prosecutor François Molins reveals new details on both sieges: | Speaking at a conference, prosecutor François Molins reveals new details on both sieges: |
| General: | General: |
| Vincennes: | Vincennes: |
| Dammartin-en-Goële: | Dammartin-en-Goële: |
| Paris prosecutor said Amedy Coulibalis had cased the supermarket the week before. He had identified it as a target. Long planned. | Paris prosecutor said Amedy Coulibalis had cased the supermarket the week before. He had identified it as a target. Long planned. |
| 10.41pm GMT | |
| 22:41 | |
| The French government has tweeted about Sunday’s rally that they are calling The Republican March. The poster says: “All United” with the hashtag France is Charlie, beneath it: | The French government has tweeted about Sunday’s rally that they are calling The Republican March. The poster says: “All United” with the hashtag France is Charlie, beneath it: |
| Marche républicaine dimanche, tous unis! #JeSuisCharlie #LaFranceEstCharlie pic.twitter.com/TdL5riK83Q | Marche républicaine dimanche, tous unis! #JeSuisCharlie #LaFranceEstCharlie pic.twitter.com/TdL5riK83Q |
| 10.23pm GMT | |
| 22:23 | |
| Interviews with Kouachi & Coulibaly released | Interviews with Kouachi & Coulibaly released |
| French channel BFM TV has posted an edited clip of the two separate conversations their staff had with Cherif Kouachi (previously here) and Amedy Coulibaly today. BFM said they waited until the end of siege operations to air the footage. | French channel BFM TV has posted an edited clip of the two separate conversations their staff had with Cherif Kouachi (previously here) and Amedy Coulibaly today. BFM said they waited until the end of siege operations to air the footage. |
| In the clip, an anchor explains that a BFM reporter called the print works office where Kouachi was holed up, and Kouachi picked up. The 10am call was recorded, with Kouachi aware that he was speaking to a journalist and that he was to answer questions. | In the clip, an anchor explains that a BFM reporter called the print works office where Kouachi was holed up, and Kouachi picked up. The 10am call was recorded, with Kouachi aware that he was speaking to a journalist and that he was to answer questions. |
| In the clip, Kouachi speaks in a very calm voice saying: | In the clip, Kouachi speaks in a very calm voice saying: |
| We just want to say that we are the defenders of the prophet, and that I, Cherif Kouachi, was sent by al-Qaida in Yemen. And that I went there and that it was Sheikh Anwar al-Awlaki who financed me”, adding that the visit took place before Awlaki was killed. | We just want to say that we are the defenders of the prophet, and that I, Cherif Kouachi, was sent by al-Qaida in Yemen. And that I went there and that it was Sheikh Anwar al-Awlaki who financed me”, adding that the visit took place before Awlaki was killed. |
| BFM said that after 3pm, they got a call from Amedy Coulibaly, who wanted to be in contact with the police. He spoke with a BFM editor: | BFM said that after 3pm, they got a call from Amedy Coulibaly, who wanted to be in contact with the police. He spoke with a BFM editor: |
| BFM: Are you in touch with the two brothers who conducted the operation at Charlie Hebdo? | BFM: Are you in touch with the two brothers who conducted the operation at Charlie Hebdo? |
| Coulibaly: Yes. We synchronized our operations. | Coulibaly: Yes. We synchronized our operations. |
| BFM: Are you still in touch with them? Have you recently spoken with them by phone? | BFM: Are you still in touch with them? Have you recently spoken with them by phone? |
| Coulibaly: No. | Coulibaly: No. |
| BFM: How were you synchronized with the Kouachis? Are there further attacks planned? | BFM: How were you synchronized with the Kouachis? Are there further attacks planned? |
| Coulibaly: No, we only synchronized to kick-start things: so when they started Charlie Hebdo, I started on the police officers. | Coulibaly: No, we only synchronized to kick-start things: so when they started Charlie Hebdo, I started on the police officers. |
| He also added that at the time, he was standing there with four dead and 16 people including children. | He also added that at the time, he was standing there with four dead and 16 people including children. |
| He finally that he committed these acts to defend “oppressed Muslims” notably in Palestine, and targeted the Kosher grocery store because he was targeting jews. | He finally that he committed these acts to defend “oppressed Muslims” notably in Palestine, and targeted the Kosher grocery store because he was targeting jews. |
| You can listen to the full interview with Cherif Kouachi here, in which he claims they don’t kill civilians, not counting journalists among those. | You can listen to the full interview with Cherif Kouachi here, in which he claims they don’t kill civilians, not counting journalists among those. |
| “We are defenders of the prophet. ... We don’t kill women, we’re not like you. ... We have codes of honour code.” Prompted by the reporter, Kouachi says: “We avenged” the prophet. | “We are defenders of the prophet. ... We don’t kill women, we’re not like you. ... We have codes of honour code.” Prompted by the reporter, Kouachi says: “We avenged” the prophet. |
| Meanwhile, a video released which some experts have said was released by an official AQAP outlet, has praised the attacks. | Meanwhile, a video released which some experts have said was released by an official AQAP outlet, has praised the attacks. |
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| at 10.45pm GMT | |
| 9.48pm GMT | |
| 21:48 | |
| Meanwhile, fears are mounting that anti-Islamic sentiments will intensify across Europe – namely, Germany, Italy and Switzerland – in the wake of the Paris attacks, write Angelique Chrisafis, Kate Connolly and Stephanie KirchGaessner: | Meanwhile, fears are mounting that anti-Islamic sentiments will intensify across Europe – namely, Germany, Italy and Switzerland – in the wake of the Paris attacks, write Angelique Chrisafis, Kate Connolly and Stephanie KirchGaessner: |
| In the light of the growing Pegida movement – a grouping of disillusioned citizens, neo-Nazis and football hooligans who oppose Muslim immigration and have been backed by the anti-immigration party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) – the debate in Germany since the attacks in the French capital has been particularly nervous. | In the light of the growing Pegida movement – a grouping of disillusioned citizens, neo-Nazis and football hooligans who oppose Muslim immigration and have been backed by the anti-immigration party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) – the debate in Germany since the attacks in the French capital has been particularly nervous. |
| Such organisations, just like other populist and anti-immigrant parties gaining support in the polls across Europe, have been quick to make political capital from the attacks, citing them as proof that all their fears about Islamism were true. | Such organisations, just like other populist and anti-immigrant parties gaining support in the polls across Europe, have been quick to make political capital from the attacks, citing them as proof that all their fears about Islamism were true. |
| “This bloodbath proves that those who laughed at or ignored the fears of so many people about a looming danger of Islamism were wrong,” said Alexander Gauland, a regional leader of AfD, which has its roots in the euro crisis and is currently riding at 25% in nationwide polls, on the day of the Charlie Hebdo attacks. “This gives new weight to Pegida demands.” | “This bloodbath proves that those who laughed at or ignored the fears of so many people about a looming danger of Islamism were wrong,” said Alexander Gauland, a regional leader of AfD, which has its roots in the euro crisis and is currently riding at 25% in nationwide polls, on the day of the Charlie Hebdo attacks. “This gives new weight to Pegida demands.” |
| Read the story in full here. | Read the story in full here. |
| 9.32pm GMT | |
| 21:32 | |
| 9.19pm GMT | |
| 21:19 | |
| The role, if any, that al-Qaida has played in the Paris attacks has not been confirmed, but members of AQAP have said that their group in Yemen “directed the attack on the French magazine,” according to the Associated Press. | The role, if any, that al-Qaida has played in the Paris attacks has not been confirmed, but members of AQAP have said that their group in Yemen “directed the attack on the French magazine,” according to the Associated Press. |
| BREAKING: Member of al-Qaida’s branch in Yemen says the group directed the attack on French magazine. | BREAKING: Member of al-Qaida’s branch in Yemen says the group directed the attack on French magazine. |
| Separately, a source within al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula ‘who demanded anonymity’ has sent The Intercept a message praising the attacks, saying: “So France, are you ready for more attacks?” | Separately, a source within al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula ‘who demanded anonymity’ has sent The Intercept a message praising the attacks, saying: “So France, are you ready for more attacks?” |
| The source, who demanded anonymity because the group has not yet released an official statement, also told The Intercept that two images in the latest issue of its publication, Inspire, published in December, contained a clue foreshadowing the attack on Charlie Hebdo. | The source, who demanded anonymity because the group has not yet released an official statement, also told The Intercept that two images in the latest issue of its publication, Inspire, published in December, contained a clue foreshadowing the attack on Charlie Hebdo. |
| Earlier today, a Yemeni official told Reuters the older brother in the Charlie Hebdo attack Said Kouachi had traveled to Yemen in 2011 and met with Anwar al-Awlaki. “We do not have confirmed information that he was trained by al-Qaida but what was confirmed was that he has met with Awlaki in Shabwah,” the Yemeni official told Reuters. | Earlier today, a Yemeni official told Reuters the older brother in the Charlie Hebdo attack Said Kouachi had traveled to Yemen in 2011 and met with Anwar al-Awlaki. “We do not have confirmed information that he was trained by al-Qaida but what was confirmed was that he has met with Awlaki in Shabwah,” the Yemeni official told Reuters. |
| The Guardian’s Jason Burke reports that “American officials claimed that both of the suspects had been on a US terrorist watch list “for years” and one had travelled to Yemen, possibly for training with a group linked to al-Qaida, four years ago. | The Guardian’s Jason Burke reports that “American officials claimed that both of the suspects had been on a US terrorist watch list “for years” and one had travelled to Yemen, possibly for training with a group linked to al-Qaida, four years ago. |
| 9.04pm GMT | |
| 21:04 | |
| Dramatic new footage has emerged of police firing into and storming the Vincennes supermarket has been posted to YouTube. | Dramatic new footage has emerged of police firing into and storming the Vincennes supermarket has been posted to YouTube. |
| The video, shot from a nearby building, shows the metal guard-door slowing rising as police hover in a swarm around its edges, and then the officers firing shots into the clearly lit aisles lined with produce. A body is visible on the ground inside. | The video, shot from a nearby building, shows the metal guard-door slowing rising as police hover in a swarm around its edges, and then the officers firing shots into the clearly lit aisles lined with produce. A body is visible on the ground inside. |
| Then police throw a grenade into the building, and after an explosion a hostage runs through the doors holding a coat over his head. The police move inside in a cluster of shields and close formation, and more hostages come racing out between them. At one point the camera pans to watch two men dragging a third person clear of the scene, as that person weakly pushes themselves along the sidewalk with them. | Then police throw a grenade into the building, and after an explosion a hostage runs through the doors holding a coat over his head. The police move inside in a cluster of shields and close formation, and more hostages come racing out between them. At one point the camera pans to watch two men dragging a third person clear of the scene, as that person weakly pushes themselves along the sidewalk with them. |
| Potential viewers should be warned that the video is graphic and bodies of the dead and wounded are clearly visible. | Potential viewers should be warned that the video is graphic and bodies of the dead and wounded are clearly visible. |
| Updated | |
| at 9.25pm GMT | |
| 8.42pm GMT | |
| 20:42 | |
| • Two dramatic police raids on separately besieged buildings killed the Charlie Hebdo gunmen and a third suspect, ending a three-day manhunt. Police found Chérif and Saïd Kouachi, wanted for murdering 12 people in Paris on Wednesday, and cornered them in a printworks office in Dammartin-en-Goële, a town near Paris Charles de Gaulle airport. | • Two dramatic police raids on separately besieged buildings killed the Charlie Hebdo gunmen and a third suspect, ending a three-day manhunt. Police found Chérif and Saïd Kouachi, wanted for murdering 12 people in Paris on Wednesday, and cornered them in a printworks office in Dammartin-en-Goële, a town near Paris Charles de Gaulle airport. |
| • French special forces stormed both the Dammartin-en-Goële printworks and a kosher supermarket in Vincennes, Paris, trading fire with the gunmen and throwing flashbang grenades after standoffs that lasted for hours. One hostage escaped unharmed in Dammartin-en-Goële, and police managed to free more than a dozen from the grocery. | • French special forces stormed both the Dammartin-en-Goële printworks and a kosher supermarket in Vincennes, Paris, trading fire with the gunmen and throwing flashbang grenades after standoffs that lasted for hours. One hostage escaped unharmed in Dammartin-en-Goële, and police managed to free more than a dozen from the grocery. |
| • Four hostages were killed and four wounded in the supermarket in Paris, where Amedy Coulibaly held civilians captive and demanded police allow the Kouachi brothers go free. Authorities believe Coulibaly and an accomplice killed a policewoman Thursday in southern Paris. | • Four hostages were killed and four wounded in the supermarket in Paris, where Amedy Coulibaly held civilians captive and demanded police allow the Kouachi brothers go free. Authorities believe Coulibaly and an accomplice killed a policewoman Thursday in southern Paris. |
| • French president Francois Hollande addressed the nation from the Elysée, congratulating police and saying the nation must not give in to such a “terrifying antisemitic attack” like the one on the grocery. “We are a free nation that does not give in,” he said. “We carry an ideal that is greater than us.” | • French president Francois Hollande addressed the nation from the Elysée, congratulating police and saying the nation must not give in to such a “terrifying antisemitic attack” like the one on the grocery. “We are a free nation that does not give in,” he said. “We carry an ideal that is greater than us.” |
| • World leaders pledged support for France, many of whom will join Hollande at a rally in Paris on Sunday. British prime minister David Cameron, German chancellor Angela Merkel, and EU president Donald Tusk all said they would accept Hollande’s invitation. US president Barack Obama said Paris’ spirit of freedom “will endure forever, long after the scourge of terrorism is banished from this world.” | • World leaders pledged support for France, many of whom will join Hollande at a rally in Paris on Sunday. British prime minister David Cameron, German chancellor Angela Merkel, and EU president Donald Tusk all said they would accept Hollande’s invitation. US president Barack Obama said Paris’ spirit of freedom “will endure forever, long after the scourge of terrorism is banished from this world.” |
| • Earlier on Friday, French police asked for information about a suspect linked to Coulibaly and the murder of the policewoman in Montrouge. It named her as Hayat Boumedienne, and described her as “armed and dangerous” and at large. | • Earlier on Friday, French police asked for information about a suspect linked to Coulibaly and the murder of the policewoman in Montrouge. It named her as Hayat Boumedienne, and described her as “armed and dangerous” and at large. |
| Updated | |
| at 4.18pm GMT | |
| 8.36pm GMT | |
| 20:36 | |
| The US State Department is reviewing security for operations in France but continues otherwise as normal, McClatchey’s Hannah Allam writes. | The US State Department is reviewing security for operations in France but continues otherwise as normal, McClatchey’s Hannah Allam writes. |
| State Dept: Reviewing security but nothing has changed in our posture; "our embassies and consulates remain up and running" in #Paris. | State Dept: Reviewing security but nothing has changed in our posture; "our embassies and consulates remain up and running" in #Paris. |
| 8.10pm GMT | |
| 20:10 | |
| Acclaimed graphic artist and journalist Joe Sacco has drawn a political cartoon for the Guardian on the limits of satire – and what it means if Muslims don’t find it funny: | Acclaimed graphic artist and journalist Joe Sacco has drawn a political cartoon for the Guardian on the limits of satire – and what it means if Muslims don’t find it funny: |
| 8.03pm GMT | |
| 20:03 | |
| What we know about the raids and hostages | What we know about the raids and hostages |
| In Dammartin-en-Goele: | In Dammartin-en-Goele: |
| The Kouachi brothers, Chérif and Saïd, who killed 12 during their attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices on Wednesday, fled north-east out of Paris to Dammartin-en-Goele, where police cornered them inside a printworks office. Unconfirmed reports indicate that there were two civilians trapped with the Kouachis: the owner of the printworks, Michel Catalano, and a member of staff. The member of staff escaped and hid in the building, and kept security forces (GIGN) informed by phone of what was going on. | The Kouachi brothers, Chérif and Saïd, who killed 12 during their attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices on Wednesday, fled north-east out of Paris to Dammartin-en-Goele, where police cornered them inside a printworks office. Unconfirmed reports indicate that there were two civilians trapped with the Kouachis: the owner of the printworks, Michel Catalano, and a member of staff. The member of staff escaped and hid in the building, and kept security forces (GIGN) informed by phone of what was going on. |
| French special forces eventually stormed the printworks from the roof and ground, firing on the Kouachis. The brothers reportedly charged the entrance firing at police, and both were killed. No civilians were reported harmed. | French special forces eventually stormed the printworks from the roof and ground, firing on the Kouachis. The brothers reportedly charged the entrance firing at police, and both were killed. No civilians were reported harmed. |
| In Vincennes: | In Vincennes: |
| Shortly after police surrounded the Kouachi brothers outside Paris, Amedy Coulibaly entered a kosher supermarket with an assault rifle and took a number of people hostage. At the same time as the raid in Dammartin, police threw flashbang grenades into the grocery and stormed the building. The gunman was killed, and several hostages were seen fleeing the grocery and reaching police and ambulances. | Shortly after police surrounded the Kouachi brothers outside Paris, Amedy Coulibaly entered a kosher supermarket with an assault rifle and took a number of people hostage. At the same time as the raid in Dammartin, police threw flashbang grenades into the grocery and stormed the building. The gunman was killed, and several hostages were seen fleeing the grocery and reaching police and ambulances. |
| Coulibaly spoke with French BFM television during the siege and said he had 16 hostages and had killed four. French president François Hollande confirmed in an address that four people were killed at the supermarket, and interior minister Bernard Cazenueve said that four hostages and the gunman died there. The Associated Press quoted an Israeli official as saying the police raid freed 15 hostages. French media reported that four hostages were injured. | Coulibaly spoke with French BFM television during the siege and said he had 16 hostages and had killed four. French president François Hollande confirmed in an address that four people were killed at the supermarket, and interior minister Bernard Cazenueve said that four hostages and the gunman died there. The Associated Press quoted an Israeli official as saying the police raid freed 15 hostages. French media reported that four hostages were injured. |
| Updated | |
| at 8.43pm GMT | |
| 7.51pm GMT | |
| 19:51 | |
| Charlie Hebdo’s editor has said his killed colleagues won’t be dead in the magazine’s next issue, Anne Penketh reports from Paris. | Charlie Hebdo’s editor has said his killed colleagues won’t be dead in the magazine’s next issue, Anne Penketh reports from Paris. |
| Gérard Briard said next week’s edition “won’t be an obituary. In the next Charlie, they’re not dead.” | Gérard Briard said next week’s edition “won’t be an obituary. In the next Charlie, they’re not dead.” |
| In video-ed remarks on the Libération website, Briard said: “it will be a normal edition with all the artists of Charlie, all the journalists of Charlie, all the staff - including Mustapha (Ourrad) the copy editor who we never see, they will all be in the paper.” | In video-ed remarks on the Libération website, Briard said: “it will be a normal edition with all the artists of Charlie, all the journalists of Charlie, all the staff - including Mustapha (Ourrad) the copy editor who we never see, they will all be in the paper.” |
| He also said the journalists intended the edition, which has received an unprecedented amount of funding, to be “normal” and “funny” – “because we don’t know how to do anything else.” | He also said the journalists intended the edition, which has received an unprecedented amount of funding, to be “normal” and “funny” – “because we don’t know how to do anything else.” |
| In particular the magazine would strive to demonstrate that “they can’t say they’ve killed Charlie.” | In particular the magazine would strive to demonstrate that “they can’t say they’ve killed Charlie.” |
| 7.43pm GMT | |
| 19:43 | |
| Interior minister: four hostages and one gunman killed | Interior minister: four hostages and one gunman killed |
| French interior minister Cazenueve has confirmed five in all were killed in Vincennes: four hostages and the gunman. | French interior minister Cazenueve has confirmed five in all were killed in Vincennes: four hostages and the gunman. |
| 🔴 URGENT TERRORISME B.Cazeneuve confirme le bilan de 5 morts (dont A.Coulibaly) et 4 blessés, porte de Vincennes (France 2) | 🔴 URGENT TERRORISME B.Cazeneuve confirme le bilan de 5 morts (dont A.Coulibaly) et 4 blessés, porte de Vincennes (France 2) |
| 7.37pm GMT | |
| 19:37 | |
| Hollande’s predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy, has said in a press release: | Hollande’s predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy, has said in a press release: |
| War has been declared on France, on her institutions, on the Republic, by savages who negate the very existence of civilization and the universal values of humanism. | War has been declared on France, on her institutions, on the Republic, by savages who negate the very existence of civilization and the universal values of humanism. |
| This tragic situation has called upon each of us to respect national unity, which we owe to the victims. | This tragic situation has called upon each of us to respect national unity, which we owe to the victims. |
| France must show herself strong and firm, to guarantee the safety of our compatriots, the respect for our way of life and our capacity to ensure to every person the liberty to say what thinks. | France must show herself strong and firm, to guarantee the safety of our compatriots, the respect for our way of life and our capacity to ensure to every person the liberty to say what thinks. |
| 7.18pm GMT | |
| 19:18 | |
| “The United States stands with France,” President Barack Obama has said in a speech from Tennessee, cautioning “the French government needs to stay vigilant” as it confronts new threats. | “The United States stands with France,” President Barack Obama has said in a speech from Tennessee, cautioning “the French government needs to stay vigilant” as it confronts new threats. |
| “Events have been fast moving, I just spoke to my counterterrorism advisor, we have been in close touch with the French government. … Since the moment that this tragedy began we directed all of our enforcement and counterterrorism to providing whatever our ally needs. | “Events have been fast moving, I just spoke to my counterterrorism advisor, we have been in close touch with the French government. … Since the moment that this tragedy began we directed all of our enforcement and counterterrorism to providing whatever our ally needs. |
| “We’re hopeful that the immediate threat is now resolved [but] the French government needs to stay vigilant, the situation is fluid.” | “We’re hopeful that the immediate threat is now resolved [but] the French government needs to stay vigilant, the situation is fluid.” |
| Obama then made a broader remarks about what the attacks mean for the France and US going forward: | Obama then made a broader remarks about what the attacks mean for the France and US going forward: |
| “France is our oldest ally. I want people of France to know that the United States stands with you today, stands with you tomorrow. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families who have been directly impacted. We grieve with you. We fight alongside you to uphold our values, the values that we share – universal values that bind us together as friends and as allies. | “France is our oldest ally. I want people of France to know that the United States stands with you today, stands with you tomorrow. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families who have been directly impacted. We grieve with you. We fight alongside you to uphold our values, the values that we share – universal values that bind us together as friends and as allies. |
| “In the streets of Paris, the world has seen once again what terrorists stand for. The have nothing to offer but hatred and suffering. We stand for freedom and hope and the dignity of all human beings. That is what the city of Paris represents to the world and that spirit will endure forever, long after the scourge of terrorism is banished from this world.” | “In the streets of Paris, the world has seen once again what terrorists stand for. The have nothing to offer but hatred and suffering. We stand for freedom and hope and the dignity of all human beings. That is what the city of Paris represents to the world and that spirit will endure forever, long after the scourge of terrorism is banished from this world.” |
| Updated | |
| at 8.50pm GMT | |
| 6.58pm GMT | |
| 18:58 | |
| Hollande: four killed in Paris 'anti-semitic attack' | Hollande: four killed in Paris 'anti-semitic attack' |
| Hollande confirms that four people were killed in the siege in the Vincennes supermarket. | Hollande confirms that four people were killed in the siege in the Vincennes supermarket. |
| “I want to salute the police and and all those who participated in the operations. I want to tell them we are proud of you,” Hollande says, adding that they saved the hostages and “neutralized” the terrorists. | “I want to salute the police and and all those who participated in the operations. I want to tell them we are proud of you,” Hollande says, adding that they saved the hostages and “neutralized” the terrorists. |
| Along with the prime minister, Hollande says “we have reinforced protection of our public spaces, to guarantee that we can live quietly, in peace, so that at no moment we will be subject to risk and threats. But we must remain vigilant.” | Along with the prime minister, Hollande says “we have reinforced protection of our public spaces, to guarantee that we can live quietly, in peace, so that at no moment we will be subject to risk and threats. But we must remain vigilant.” |
| “We need to show our determination against anything and everything that can divide us. We should be firm against racism and antisemitism,” Hollande says,calling the attack on the market in Vincennes a “terrifying anti-semitic attack”. | “We need to show our determination against anything and everything that can divide us. We should be firm against racism and antisemitism,” Hollande says,calling the attack on the market in Vincennes a “terrifying anti-semitic attack”. |
| “Unity is our best weapon.” | “Unity is our best weapon.” |
| Hollande says that numerous state leaders from around the world have expressed their solidarity with France. “They will be here on Sunday. I will be with them. I call on all French men and women to get up together this Sunday to demonstrate the values of democracy, liberty and pluralism. | Hollande says that numerous state leaders from around the world have expressed their solidarity with France. “They will be here on Sunday. I will be with them. I call on all French men and women to get up together this Sunday to demonstrate the values of democracy, liberty and pluralism. |
| “We are a free nation that does not give in. We carry an ideal that is greater than us.” | “We are a free nation that does not give in. We carry an ideal that is greater than us.” |
| Quoting Hollande’s speech, the interior ministry tweeted: “Those who committed these acts have nothing to do with the Muslim religion.” | Quoting Hollande’s speech, the interior ministry tweeted: “Those who committed these acts have nothing to do with the Muslim religion.” |
| #DirectPR @fhollande "Ceux qui ont commis ces actes n'ont rien à voir avec la religion musulmane." | #DirectPR @fhollande "Ceux qui ont commis ces actes n'ont rien à voir avec la religion musulmane." |
| Updated | |
| at 7.20pm GMT | |
| 6.50pm GMT | |
| 18:50 | |
| French president Francois Hollande is now speaking to the nation in a televised address from the Elysée. He may finally clarify the sequence of events and number of casualties, killed and injured, of the past few hours. | French president Francois Hollande is now speaking to the nation in a televised address from the Elysée. He may finally clarify the sequence of events and number of casualties, killed and injured, of the past few hours. |
| 6.48pm GMT | |
| 18:48 | |
| French TV station BFM spoke with suspects Cherif Kouachi and Amedy Coulibaly earlier today during the sieges in Vincennes and Dammartin, Jon Henley reports from Paris. | French TV station BFM spoke with suspects Cherif Kouachi and Amedy Coulibaly earlier today during the sieges in Vincennes and Dammartin, Jon Henley reports from Paris. |
| During the conversation, Kouachi said he was “sent by al-Qaida in Yemen” – as was Coulibaly the hostage taker at the grocery shop in Vincennes, who was also contacted by BFM. | During the conversation, Kouachi said he was “sent by al-Qaida in Yemen” – as was Coulibaly the hostage taker at the grocery shop in Vincennes, who was also contacted by BFM. |
| Coulibaly said that he had 16 hostages and had killed four. | Coulibaly said that he had 16 hostages and had killed four. |
| He also confirmed he had targeted the kosher grocery shop because “it was Jewish”. | He also confirmed he had targeted the kosher grocery shop because “it was Jewish”. |
| BFM did not immediately release the tape due to the police operation that was in action at the time. | BFM did not immediately release the tape due to the police operation that was in action at the time. |
| Updated | |
| at 7.27pm GMT | |
| 6.32pm GMT | |
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| Cazeneuve did not mention numbers of dead or injured in both the Dammartin and Vincennes sieges, rather focusing on congratulating police forces. | Cazeneuve did not mention numbers of dead or injured in both the Dammartin and Vincennes sieges, rather focusing on congratulating police forces. |
| France 24’s Phoebe Lanzer Wood and freelance journalist Sruthi Gottipati have more: | France 24’s Phoebe Lanzer Wood and freelance journalist Sruthi Gottipati have more: |
| French Interior Min. Cazeneuve: "The investigation is ongoing. We're gradually getting more clarity on what happened." #ParisAttacks | French Interior Min. Cazeneuve: "The investigation is ongoing. We're gradually getting more clarity on what happened." #ParisAttacks |
| French interior min congratulates the police forces. Doesn't want to give too much info without vetting it first with judicial authority | French interior min congratulates the police forces. Doesn't want to give too much info without vetting it first with judicial authority |
| A tweet from the French Interior Ministry, attributing to Cazeneuve: | A tweet from the French Interior Ministry, attributing to Cazeneuve: |
| “mobilization, vigilance, protection of French citizens: such is our duty, such is our task. We will continue to accomplish this.” | “mobilization, vigilance, protection of French citizens: such is our duty, such is our task. We will continue to accomplish this.” |
| .@BCazeneuve : mobilisation, vigilance, protection des Français : tel est notre devoir, telle est notre tâche. Ns continuerons à l'accomplir | .@BCazeneuve : mobilisation, vigilance, protection des Français : tel est notre devoir, telle est notre tâche. Ns continuerons à l'accomplir |
| Updated | |
| at 6.34pm GMT | |
| 6.20pm GMT | |
| 18:20 | |
| French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has just spoken in Paris. He began by thanking all GIGN security forces and police who made the liberation of hostages possible. The safety of hostages “was kept under difficult and oppressive circumstances” while the risks were high, he said. They were “professional and courageous.” | French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has just spoken in Paris. He began by thanking all GIGN security forces and police who made the liberation of hostages possible. The safety of hostages “was kept under difficult and oppressive circumstances” while the risks were high, he said. They were “professional and courageous.” |
| Despite Friday’s developments, Cazeneuve insists that France remains on high alert. We remain extraordinarily mobilized to ensure the safety of all French people in France. “Over the past several months, we have taken precautions through anti-terror laws to be more effective in combatting terrorism. On Sunday, I am meeting my EU colleagues who have been invited to Paris. We are obligated to remain vigilant.” | Despite Friday’s developments, Cazeneuve insists that France remains on high alert. We remain extraordinarily mobilized to ensure the safety of all French people in France. “Over the past several months, we have taken precautions through anti-terror laws to be more effective in combatting terrorism. On Sunday, I am meeting my EU colleagues who have been invited to Paris. We are obligated to remain vigilant.” |
| Updated | |
| at 6.22pm GMT | |
| 6.17pm GMT | |
| 18:17 | |
| More European leaders have joined David Cameron in accepting President Francois Hollande’s invitation to attend a Unity Rally in Paris’s Place de la Republique on Sunday to “celebrate the values behind Charlie Hebdo”. | More European leaders have joined David Cameron in accepting President Francois Hollande’s invitation to attend a Unity Rally in Paris’s Place de la Republique on Sunday to “celebrate the values behind Charlie Hebdo”. |
| Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi, EU president Donald Tusk, German chancellor Angela Merkel and Spanish president Mariano Rajoy Brey will be among the dignitaries. | Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi, EU president Donald Tusk, German chancellor Angela Merkel and Spanish president Mariano Rajoy Brey will be among the dignitaries. |
| Estaré en París este domingo apoyando al pueblo francés. España con Francia contra el terrorismo y por la libertad. MR | Estaré en París este domingo apoyando al pueblo francés. España con Francia contra el terrorismo y por la libertad. MR |
| “I will be in Paris this Sunday supporting the French people. Spain with France are against terrorism and for liberty.” | “I will be in Paris this Sunday supporting the French people. Spain with France are against terrorism and for liberty.” |
| Dimanche je serais avec @fhollande a Paris #JeSuisCharlie Non permetteremo alla paura di cambiarci #Europa | Dimanche je serais avec @fhollande a Paris #JeSuisCharlie Non permetteremo alla paura di cambiarci #Europa |
| “On Sunday I will be with Francois Hollande in Paris … We will not allow fear to change us.” | “On Sunday I will be with Francois Hollande in Paris … We will not allow fear to change us.” |
| Marine Le Pen, the leader of French far-right party Front National, has not been invited, my colleague Frances Perraudin writes. She has said on Twitter that the move has turned a moment for national unity into one of sectarianism and division. | Marine Le Pen, the leader of French far-right party Front National, has not been invited, my colleague Frances Perraudin writes. She has said on Twitter that the move has turned a moment for national unity into one of sectarianism and division. |
| 6.07pm GMT | |
| 18:07 | |
| Police are still active in Paris and securing the neighborhoods around the kosher grocery; earlier today they published information about a suspect who had been close to Amedy Coulibaly. | Police are still active in Paris and securing the neighborhoods around the kosher grocery; earlier today they published information about a suspect who had been close to Amedy Coulibaly. |
| #CharlieHebdo French woman suspected accomplice described as " armed and dangerous" still at liberty. Not totally over. | #CharlieHebdo French woman suspected accomplice described as " armed and dangerous" still at liberty. Not totally over. |
| 5.59pm GMT | |
| 17:59 | |
| Footage from the printworks in Dammartin-en-Goele shows special forces taking positions before the final assault and smoke rising from near the building, with gunfire and explosions audible. | Footage from the printworks in Dammartin-en-Goele shows special forces taking positions before the final assault and smoke rising from near the building, with gunfire and explosions audible. |
| In Paris cameras caught the moment when special forces stormed the kosher supermarket; several hostages were reported killed and others in critical condition, but French media have given inconsistent numbers of how many and no chronology of events inside the grocery. | In Paris cameras caught the moment when special forces stormed the kosher supermarket; several hostages were reported killed and others in critical condition, but French media have given inconsistent numbers of how many and no chronology of events inside the grocery. |
| Updated | |
| at 6.31pm GMT | |
| 5.48pm GMT | |
| 17:48 | |
| According to reports in the French media the denouement of the two hostage situations in Paris happened after French security forces crept into position on the roof of the printworks moments before opening bursts of gunfire. | According to reports in the French media the denouement of the two hostage situations in Paris happened after French security forces crept into position on the roof of the printworks moments before opening bursts of gunfire. |
| Their two suspects, the Parisian brothers Chérif and Saïd Kouachi, reportedly launched an audacious escape bid, charging out of the building firing at the security forces before being cut down in their tracks. | Their two suspects, the Parisian brothers Chérif and Saïd Kouachi, reportedly launched an audacious escape bid, charging out of the building firing at the security forces before being cut down in their tracks. |
| Moments later armed police launched an assault on the kosher restaurant in east Paris, using flashbangs and assault rifles to force entry to the under-siege deli. | Moments later armed police launched an assault on the kosher restaurant in east Paris, using flashbangs and assault rifles to force entry to the under-siege deli. |
| Updated | |
| at 5.50pm GMT | |
| 5.41pm GMT | |
| 17:41 | |
| David Cameron has announced that he will join the Unity Rally in Paris on Sunday. | David Cameron has announced that he will join the Unity Rally in Paris on Sunday. |
| I've accepted President Hollande's invitation to join the Unity Rally in Paris this Sunday - celebrating the values behind #CharlieHebdo. | I've accepted President Hollande's invitation to join the Unity Rally in Paris this Sunday - celebrating the values behind #CharlieHebdo. |
| 5.38pm GMT | |
| 17:38 | |
| 5.26pm GMT | |
| 17:26 | |
| Special combat forces are seen getting into position at the printworks where the Charlie Hebdo shooting suspects, brothers Saïd and Chérif Kouachi, were holed up. Shortly afterwards gunshots and explosions can be heard as the special forces appear to storm the building. Police have reported that the suspects were killed in the exchange. | Special combat forces are seen getting into position at the printworks where the Charlie Hebdo shooting suspects, brothers Saïd and Chérif Kouachi, were holed up. Shortly afterwards gunshots and explosions can be heard as the special forces appear to storm the building. Police have reported that the suspects were killed in the exchange. |
| 5.25pm GMT | |
| 17:25 | |
| Several hostages dead: media reports | Several hostages dead: media reports |
| French media are reporting that not all of the hostages in the kosher supermarket siege at the porte de Vincennes survived. | French media are reporting that not all of the hostages in the kosher supermarket siege at the porte de Vincennes survived. |
| According to AFP, BFMTV and other sources there were a number of deaths among the hostages. It was not immediately clear if they died during the police raid or before it. AFP also reported that a number of other hostages were critically injured. | According to AFP, BFMTV and other sources there were a number of deaths among the hostages. It was not immediately clear if they died during the police raid or before it. AFP also reported that a number of other hostages were critically injured. |
| Reports of the deaths remain unconfirmed. French president François Hollande is due to address the nation at 8pm local time / 7pm GMT / 2pm ET. | Reports of the deaths remain unconfirmed. French president François Hollande is due to address the nation at 8pm local time / 7pm GMT / 2pm ET. |
| Updated | |
| at 9.36pm GMT | |
| 5.19pm GMT | |
| 17:19 | |
| Updated | |
| at 6.14pm GMT | |
| 5.11pm GMT | |
| 17:11 | |
| The French ambassador to the US, Gérard Araud, has sent a series of tweets saying according to “his information” the gunman who had taken hostages in a kosher supermarket in porte de Vincennes is dead, as are the two gunmen at the printworks in Dammartin-en-Goele. He has said this is not “official confirmation”. | The French ambassador to the US, Gérard Araud, has sent a series of tweets saying according to “his information” the gunman who had taken hostages in a kosher supermarket in porte de Vincennes is dead, as are the two gunmen at the printworks in Dammartin-en-Goele. He has said this is not “official confirmation”. |
| #CharlieHebdo. The two terrorists are dead. The hostage is alive. | #CharlieHebdo. The two terrorists are dead. The hostage is alive. |
| The kosher supermarket has been stormed. The terrorist is dead. The hostages are alive. | The kosher supermarket has been stormed. The terrorist is dead. The hostages are alive. |
| Proud of our police forces! Thank you. | Proud of our police forces! Thank you. |
| Updated | |
| at 5.38pm GMT | |
| 5.04pm GMT | |
| 17:04 | |
| Le Monde are reporting that a police source has told them that the man killed in port de Vincennes is Amedy Coulibaly. | Le Monde are reporting that a police source has told them that the man killed in port de Vincennes is Amedy Coulibaly. |
| Nos sources confirment que le preneur d'otages tué à Vincennes est bien Amely Coulibaly. http://t.co/wGU4Rr8PuA | Nos sources confirment que le preneur d'otages tué à Vincennes est bien Amely Coulibaly. http://t.co/wGU4Rr8PuA |
| 4.50pm GMT | |
| 16:50 | |
| Summary | Summary |
| • The Parisian brothers suspected of the Charlie Hebdo massacre have been killed in a violent police raid on their compound in Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast of Paris, according to multiple reports. | • The Parisian brothers suspected of the Charlie Hebdo massacre have been killed in a violent police raid on their compound in Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast of Paris, according to multiple reports. |
| • Chérif and Saïd Kouachi, who had been on the run since the shooting at the magazine’s offices on Wednesday, were killed when armed special forces stormed the building where they had held a hostage since early on Friday. | • Chérif and Saïd Kouachi, who had been on the run since the shooting at the magazine’s offices on Wednesday, were killed when armed special forces stormed the building where they had held a hostage since early on Friday. |
| • The three-day terror incident came to a dramatic end just before 4pm GMT when armed officers raided the printing works on an industrial estate near Charles de Gaulle airport. The hostage was freed, according to multiple reports citing French officials. | • The three-day terror incident came to a dramatic end just before 4pm GMT when armed officers raided the printing works on an industrial estate near Charles de Gaulle airport. The hostage was freed, according to multiple reports citing French officials. |
| • Moments later, officers launched an assault on a Kosher supermarket in east Paris where another gunman took up to six people hostage on Friday afternoon. | • Moments later, officers launched an assault on a Kosher supermarket in east Paris where another gunman took up to six people hostage on Friday afternoon. |
| • That gunman was also killed when police stormed the supermarket, freeing some hostages. | • That gunman was also killed when police stormed the supermarket, freeing some hostages. |
| • The first siege began at around 8.30am GMT on Friday when there were reports of shots being fired and hostages taken in Dammartin-en-Goele, sparking a major operation involving Swat teams, military helicopters and armed counter-terror officers. | • The first siege began at around 8.30am GMT on Friday when there were reports of shots being fired and hostages taken in Dammartin-en-Goele, sparking a major operation involving Swat teams, military helicopters and armed counter-terror officers. |
| • Earlier on Friday, French police issued an appeal for two suspects linked to the killing of the policewoman Clarissa Jean-Philippe in Montrouge yesterday. It named them as Hayat Boumeddienne, 26, and Amedy Coulibaly, 32. Coulibaly was also linked by French media to the Kosher supermarket siege. | • Earlier on Friday, French police issued an appeal for two suspects linked to the killing of the policewoman Clarissa Jean-Philippe in Montrouge yesterday. It named them as Hayat Boumeddienne, 26, and Amedy Coulibaly, 32. Coulibaly was also linked by French media to the Kosher supermarket siege. |
| Updated | |
| at 6.31pm GMT | |
| 4.47pm GMT | |
| 16:47 | |
| The moment that police stormed a kosher supermarket at porte de Vincennes. | The moment that police stormed a kosher supermarket at porte de Vincennes. |
| Updated | |
| at 5.22pm GMT | |
| 4.41pm GMT | |
| 16:41 | |
| AFP have this picture of hostages being released from the Jewish supermarket at the porte de Vincennes. | AFP have this picture of hostages being released from the Jewish supermarket at the porte de Vincennes. |
| Several hostages freed at Jewish supermarket in Paris. Photo Thomas Samson #AFP pic.twitter.com/C9ltgMT0Wl | Several hostages freed at Jewish supermarket in Paris. Photo Thomas Samson #AFP pic.twitter.com/C9ltgMT0Wl |
| 4.36pm GMT | |
| 16:36 | |
| Police raid siege locations | Police raid siege locations |
| There seems to have been a coordinated and decisive response to the two hostage situations in France. | There seems to have been a coordinated and decisive response to the two hostage situations in France. |
| It appears that the Charlie Hebdo suspects have been killed in a police raid on their compound in Dammartin-en-Goele, French media are reporting. Unnamed French officials have reportedly confirmed that Parisian brothers Chérif and Saïd Kouachi were killed when armed officers stormed the building. | It appears that the Charlie Hebdo suspects have been killed in a police raid on their compound in Dammartin-en-Goele, French media are reporting. Unnamed French officials have reportedly confirmed that Parisian brothers Chérif and Saïd Kouachi were killed when armed officers stormed the building. |
| Police sources have told Le Monde that the Kouachi brothers died. It has also been reported that the hostage they were holding was freed during the raid. | Police sources have told Le Monde that the Kouachi brothers died. It has also been reported that the hostage they were holding was freed during the raid. |
| These are unconfirmed reports and should be treated with caution. | These are unconfirmed reports and should be treated with caution. |
| AFP and others are reporting that, at the kosher supermarket in the east of Paris, several hostages have been released following a police operation. | AFP and others are reporting that, at the kosher supermarket in the east of Paris, several hostages have been released following a police operation. |
| According to Le Monde, police sources say that the hostage taker died. Other sources say “neutralised”. | According to Le Monde, police sources say that the hostage taker died. Other sources say “neutralised”. |
| Jon Henley in Paris reports that BFM TV journalists at the scene in Paris, who are listening in to police radio, are saying two policemen have been injured and five hostages are reportedly safe. | Jon Henley in Paris reports that BFM TV journalists at the scene in Paris, who are listening in to police radio, are saying two policemen have been injured and five hostages are reportedly safe. |
| The Guardian is attempting to verify these reports. | The Guardian is attempting to verify these reports. |
| BREAKING Several hostages freed at Jewish supermarket in Paris: AFP | BREAKING Several hostages freed at Jewish supermarket in Paris: AFP |
| 4.22pm GMT | |
| 16:22 | |
| Anne Penketh at the porte de Vincennes has sent this dispatch: | Anne Penketh at the porte de Vincennes has sent this dispatch: |
| About 150 people were at a police road block outside the Lycée Hélène Boucher near the supermarket. Some were onlookers but many were waiting for pupils to be allowed out of the school which was shut at 1pm as a precautionary measure. | About 150 people were at a police road block outside the Lycée Hélène Boucher near the supermarket. Some were onlookers but many were waiting for pupils to be allowed out of the school which was shut at 1pm as a precautionary measure. |
| Colette Cymbor said her 18 year old daughter would normally have finished school at 4pm. “I spoke to her and she said they’ve not had lessons this afternoon,” she said. | Colette Cymbor said her 18 year old daughter would normally have finished school at 4pm. “I spoke to her and she said they’ve not had lessons this afternoon,” she said. |
| With tensions running high amid a heavy police presence and the constant scream of sirens, people were discussing the hostage-taker’s latest reported demand to free the terrorist suspects outside Paris. The crowd broke into spontaneous applause when a contingent of police arrived on foot. | With tensions running high amid a heavy police presence and the constant scream of sirens, people were discussing the hostage-taker’s latest reported demand to free the terrorist suspects outside Paris. The crowd broke into spontaneous applause when a contingent of police arrived on foot. |
| Kevin Debuire, who was also waiting for Mrs Cymbor’s daughter Mélodie said he was becoming increasingly concerned about taking the Metro after the spate of attacks. | Kevin Debuire, who was also waiting for Mrs Cymbor’s daughter Mélodie said he was becoming increasingly concerned about taking the Metro after the spate of attacks. |
| 4.20pm GMT | |
| 16:20 | |
| Loud explosions heard at porte de Vincennes | Loud explosions heard at porte de Vincennes |
| Our reporter Anne Penketh heard four loud bangs at 5.15pm French time at porte de Vincennes, site of the kosher supermarket siege. | Our reporter Anne Penketh heard four loud bangs at 5.15pm French time at porte de Vincennes, site of the kosher supermarket siege. |
| Pupils from a nearby school were let out via a back entrance at 5pm and told to go home. “There was a bit of panic when people were calling each other about the hostage taking, “ said Carla Audebaud, a 17-year-old pupil. Some of the pupils were having lunch in nearby cafes and were told to go back to the school. “It was shocking,” she said. “The headmaster said he was keeping us in because the situation was dangerous.” | Pupils from a nearby school were let out via a back entrance at 5pm and told to go home. “There was a bit of panic when people were calling each other about the hostage taking, “ said Carla Audebaud, a 17-year-old pupil. Some of the pupils were having lunch in nearby cafes and were told to go back to the school. “It was shocking,” she said. “The headmaster said he was keeping us in because the situation was dangerous.” |
| Sky News reports six quick explosions from the kosher supermarket in east Paris. This may indicate a coordinated assault by authorities on both sets of suspects ensconced at the print works and the supermarket. | Sky News reports six quick explosions from the kosher supermarket in east Paris. This may indicate a coordinated assault by authorities on both sets of suspects ensconced at the print works and the supermarket. |
| Six explosions heard at kosher supermarket where a number of hostages were taken #ParisAttacks http://t.co/0jxoozr8mN pic.twitter.com/BFuLAaMba6 | Six explosions heard at kosher supermarket where a number of hostages were taken #ParisAttacks http://t.co/0jxoozr8mN pic.twitter.com/BFuLAaMba6 |
| Updated | |
| at 4.20pm GMT | |
| 4.12pm GMT | |
| 16:12 | |
| Sky News are reporting that just before the explosion special combat forces could be seen heading towards the printworks where the suspects were holed up. | Sky News are reporting that just before the explosion special combat forces could be seen heading towards the printworks where the suspects were holed up. |
| It now appears that the counter-terror police initiated an assault on the building, and ambulances are driving to the scene. | It now appears that the counter-terror police initiated an assault on the building, and ambulances are driving to the scene. |
| Another round of small explosive blasts have been heard alongside bursts of gunfire in Dammartin-en-Goele, where the shooting began just before 4pm GMT. Explosive blasts are sometimes used in this situation to force entry to a building along with stun grenades to debilitate the hostage takers. | Another round of small explosive blasts have been heard alongside bursts of gunfire in Dammartin-en-Goele, where the shooting began just before 4pm GMT. Explosive blasts are sometimes used in this situation to force entry to a building along with stun grenades to debilitate the hostage takers. |
| Journalist Peter Allen has just tweeted on the latest from Dammartin: | Journalist Peter Allen has just tweeted on the latest from Dammartin: |
| Heavily armed commandos currently on roof of building where Charlie Hebdo terrorists holed up with hostage. More gunfire/explosions. | Heavily armed commandos currently on roof of building where Charlie Hebdo terrorists holed up with hostage. More gunfire/explosions. |
| Updated | |
| at 4.15pm GMT | |
| 4.05pm GMT | |
| 16:05 | |
| The BBC has reported that more explosions can be heard from Dammartin. | The BBC has reported that more explosions can be heard from Dammartin. |
| Another small explosion at Danmartin | Another small explosion at Danmartin |
| Sky News have this picture of the explosion seen by onlookers. | Sky News have this picture of the explosion seen by onlookers. |
| Latest from printworks where #CharlieHebdo suspects had taken one hostage. #ParisAttacks http://t.co/64ZQoajDw9 pic.twitter.com/LBwxBZMXmM | Latest from printworks where #CharlieHebdo suspects had taken one hostage. #ParisAttacks http://t.co/64ZQoajDw9 pic.twitter.com/LBwxBZMXmM |
| Updated | |
| at 4.09pm GMT | |
| 4.01pm GMT | |
| 16:01 | |
| There were rounds of gunfire and several explosions heard at the printworks where the brothers have been holed up this afternoon. The gunfire came minutes after armed counter-terror officers were seen traveling towards the building. | There were rounds of gunfire and several explosions heard at the printworks where the brothers have been holed up this afternoon. The gunfire came minutes after armed counter-terror officers were seen traveling towards the building. |
| There appears to be smoke coming from the printworks at Dammartin-en-Goele. | There appears to be smoke coming from the printworks at Dammartin-en-Goele. |
| Shooting has broken out in #Dammartin | Shooting has broken out in #Dammartin |
| Gunshots and explosions heard in #Dammartin http://t.co/LdSF5QeCiv pic.twitter.com/VoqNdOeYfm | Gunshots and explosions heard in #Dammartin http://t.co/LdSF5QeCiv pic.twitter.com/VoqNdOeYfm |
| 3.56pm GMT | |
| 15:56 | |
| Gunshots and explosions heard at Dammartin | Gunshots and explosions heard at Dammartin |
| Sky News are currently showing footage of gunshots and explosions at Dammartin-en-Goele, where the Charlie Hebdo shooting suspects are holed up. | Sky News are currently showing footage of gunshots and explosions at Dammartin-en-Goele, where the Charlie Hebdo shooting suspects are holed up. |
| Updated | |
| at 3.59pm GMT | |
| 3.53pm GMT | |
| 15:53 | |
| 3.49pm GMT | |
| 15:49 | |
| More than 80,000 personnels are now on the ground to tackle the two hostage situations in Dammartin and porte de Vincennes, according to the French interior minority. | More than 80,000 personnels are now on the ground to tackle the two hostage situations in Dammartin and porte de Vincennes, according to the French interior minority. |
| Plus de 88 000 personnels sont engagés sur l'ensemble du territoire #CharlieHebdo #Montrouge http://t.co/WfctB5NLSx pic.twitter.com/tgr3pUmxV3 | Plus de 88 000 personnels sont engagés sur l'ensemble du territoire #CharlieHebdo #Montrouge http://t.co/WfctB5NLSx pic.twitter.com/tgr3pUmxV3 |
| 3.47pm GMT | |
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| Reuters are reporting that French anti-terrorist forces surrounding a building where they believe two men suspected of attacking the Charlie Hebdo satirical weekly are holed up want to start a dialogue and have not launched an assault, a French interior ministry spokesman said. | Reuters are reporting that French anti-terrorist forces surrounding a building where they believe two men suspected of attacking the Charlie Hebdo satirical weekly are holed up want to start a dialogue and have not launched an assault, a French interior ministry spokesman said. |
| “The priority is to establish a dialogue,” Pierre-Henry Brandet said in a message tweeted by the interior ministry. | “The priority is to establish a dialogue,” Pierre-Henry Brandet said in a message tweeted by the interior ministry. |
| “This can take a long time, hours and sometimes days,” he added. | “This can take a long time, hours and sometimes days,” he added. |
| .@PHBrandet porte parole du ministère : "La priorité est d'établir un dialogue avec les forcenés" | .@PHBrandet porte parole du ministère : "La priorité est d'établir un dialogue avec les forcenés" |
| The French interior ministry have said that in the Vincennes situation there has so far been no deaths, no injuries and no assault. | The French interior ministry have said that in the Vincennes situation there has so far been no deaths, no injuries and no assault. |
| .@PHBrandet porte parole du ministère : "Il n'y a eu ni mort, ni blessé et, à cette heure, il n'y a pas eu d'assaut" | .@PHBrandet porte parole du ministère : "Il n'y a eu ni mort, ni blessé et, à cette heure, il n'y a pas eu d'assaut" |
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| 🔴 TERRORISME Article du Parisien en juillet 2009. Le tueur de Montrouge rencontrait N.Sarkozy (via @davidopoczynski) pic.twitter.com/mXjzE6G6OU | 🔴 TERRORISME Article du Parisien en juillet 2009. Le tueur de Montrouge rencontrait N.Sarkozy (via @davidopoczynski) pic.twitter.com/mXjzE6G6OU |
| It appears that the newspaper Le Parisien may have interviewed alleged hostage taker Amedy Coulibaly in summer 2009. A print article dated 15 July, a picture of which was tweeted by a member of the newspaper’s staff on Friday, says Coulibaly planned to meet then French president Nicolas Sarkozy as part of an effort from the Elysee to support companies committed to employing young people. | It appears that the newspaper Le Parisien may have interviewed alleged hostage taker Amedy Coulibaly in summer 2009. A print article dated 15 July, a picture of which was tweeted by a member of the newspaper’s staff on Friday, says Coulibaly planned to meet then French president Nicolas Sarkozy as part of an effort from the Elysee to support companies committed to employing young people. |
| The article sits beside a photograph appearing to match that given out by French authorities earlier on Friday. In it a man with the same name is quoted as saying “I’m really pleased. I don’t know what I’ll say to him. I guess I’ll start with hello. Hopefully the president can help me get a job.” | The article sits beside a photograph appearing to match that given out by French authorities earlier on Friday. In it a man with the same name is quoted as saying “I’m really pleased. I don’t know what I’ll say to him. I guess I’ll start with hello. Hopefully the president can help me get a job.” |
| The article describes Coulibaly as working at a Coca-Cola factory in Grande-Borne in Grigny, a southern Parisian suburb. The quote continues: “People from Grigny don’t often go to the Elysee. Also, Sarkozy isn’t very popular with young people, but it’s nothing personal. In fact it’s the same for most politicians. Meeting him will be very impressive though. Like him or not he’s still the president.”The Guardian has been unable to independently verify whether the man named in the article is the same man involved in the hostage-taking. | The article describes Coulibaly as working at a Coca-Cola factory in Grande-Borne in Grigny, a southern Parisian suburb. The quote continues: “People from Grigny don’t often go to the Elysee. Also, Sarkozy isn’t very popular with young people, but it’s nothing personal. In fact it’s the same for most politicians. Meeting him will be very impressive though. Like him or not he’s still the president.”The Guardian has been unable to independently verify whether the man named in the article is the same man involved in the hostage-taking. |
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| The hostage situation at the kosher supermarket in Paris is being followed closely by Israel’s government, which has offered assistance to the French government, writes Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem. | The hostage situation at the kosher supermarket in Paris is being followed closely by Israel’s government, which has offered assistance to the French government, writes Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem. |
| Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu held a conference call with senior security and diplomatic officials to be briefed on the unfolding situation although it is understood no Israeli citizens are among the hostages. | Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu held a conference call with senior security and diplomatic officials to be briefed on the unfolding situation although it is understood no Israeli citizens are among the hostages. |
| Ordering the tightening of security at Israel’s diplomatic missions and associated offices, earlier in the day Netanyahu – who has compared events in France to the threat he says Israelis are facing – issued a statement saying: “My message, in Paris, in Jerusalem, anywhere: first rule in fighting terrorism is to refuse to be afraid.” | Ordering the tightening of security at Israel’s diplomatic missions and associated offices, earlier in the day Netanyahu – who has compared events in France to the threat he says Israelis are facing – issued a statement saying: “My message, in Paris, in Jerusalem, anywhere: first rule in fighting terrorism is to refuse to be afraid.” |
| Israel’s foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, said Jerusalem was following the developments in Paris with great concern. | Israel’s foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, said Jerusalem was following the developments in Paris with great concern. |
| The Paris attacks “are not just against the French people or French Jews, they’re against the entire free world”, Lieberman said in a statement. | The Paris attacks “are not just against the French people or French Jews, they’re against the entire free world”, Lieberman said in a statement. |
| “This is another attempt by the dark forces of radical Islam to unleash horror and terror on the west. The entire international community must stand strong and determined in the face of this terror,” Lieberman added. | “This is another attempt by the dark forces of radical Islam to unleash horror and terror on the west. The entire international community must stand strong and determined in the face of this terror,” Lieberman added. |
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| Baroness Pauline Neville Jones, the former chair of the government’s joint intelligence committee, has said British security services and counter-terror police have planned for a twin-siege crisis like that under way in Paris. | Baroness Pauline Neville Jones, the former chair of the government’s joint intelligence committee, has said British security services and counter-terror police have planned for a twin-siege crisis like that under way in Paris. |
| “I’m sure that they will be looking at the potential for copycat activity and I think they will want to increase the visible presence of police on the ground,” she told Sky News. | “I’m sure that they will be looking at the potential for copycat activity and I think they will want to increase the visible presence of police on the ground,” she told Sky News. |
| “They will also analyse the attacks for exactly what, if there were to be copycat actions, we could expect here. The double scenario incident is one that has been thought about, it’s not as if people haven’t been able to conceive that this might occur, so they are aware of that possibility and there is planning in place for exactly that situation. | “They will also analyse the attacks for exactly what, if there were to be copycat actions, we could expect here. The double scenario incident is one that has been thought about, it’s not as if people haven’t been able to conceive that this might occur, so they are aware of that possibility and there is planning in place for exactly that situation. |
| “One of the things also any security service will look at is are there any known contacts of these individuals in the UK. | “One of the things also any security service will look at is are there any known contacts of these individuals in the UK. |
| “One shouldn’t understand the difficulty of the task the security and intelligence agencies face. It’s a very large number of people - even larger in France than in the UK - and you have to prioritise your resources. You can’t follow everybody. Unless we are going to turn our free societies into a surveillance society like the former east Germany, which had the Stasi police, we should accept some element of risk.” | “One shouldn’t understand the difficulty of the task the security and intelligence agencies face. It’s a very large number of people - even larger in France than in the UK - and you have to prioritise your resources. You can’t follow everybody. Unless we are going to turn our free societies into a surveillance society like the former east Germany, which had the Stasi police, we should accept some element of risk.” |
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| As a precautionary measure police have asked all shops on the Rue des Rosiers, a street with largely Jewish businesses and restaurants, to close. | As a precautionary measure police have asked all shops on the Rue des Rosiers, a street with largely Jewish businesses and restaurants, to close. |
| A titre préventif @cgirard & Commissaire de police ont demandé la fermeture immédiate de tous les commerces rue des Rosiers @Mairiedu4e | A titre préventif @cgirard & Commissaire de police ont demandé la fermeture immédiate de tous les commerces rue des Rosiers @Mairiedu4e |
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| More on the new suspected member of the terror cell from Angelique Chrisafis. | More on the new suspected member of the terror cell from Angelique Chrisafis. |
| Amédy Coulibaly, is 32 and from Juvisy-sur-Orge in Essonne outside Paris. He is believed to be the gunman currently holding hostages in a kosher grocery shop at Porte de Vincennes, on the eastern edge of Paris. He is also suspected of killing a French policewoman in a shoot-out in the south of Paris on Thursday morning, less than 24 hours after the Charlie Hebdo attack. | Amédy Coulibaly, is 32 and from Juvisy-sur-Orge in Essonne outside Paris. He is believed to be the gunman currently holding hostages in a kosher grocery shop at Porte de Vincennes, on the eastern edge of Paris. He is also suspected of killing a French policewoman in a shoot-out in the south of Paris on Thursday morning, less than 24 hours after the Charlie Hebdo attack. |
| While still a teenager he became involved in criminality and reportedly notched up several convictions for armed robbery from 2001, when he was still a minor. The newsweekly L’Obs reported that he had met Chérif Kouachi, one of the brothers suspected of the Charlie Hebdo attack, between 2005 and 2006 when they were both inside the notorious Fleury-Mérogis prison, south of Paris. The huge prison is known for its overcrowding. | While still a teenager he became involved in criminality and reportedly notched up several convictions for armed robbery from 2001, when he was still a minor. The newsweekly L’Obs reported that he had met Chérif Kouachi, one of the brothers suspected of the Charlie Hebdo attack, between 2005 and 2006 when they were both inside the notorious Fleury-Mérogis prison, south of Paris. The huge prison is known for its overcrowding. |
| French media reported that Coulibaly had converted and become radicalised in prison.After an initial spell in prison for armed robbery, he was reported to have then started drug-dealing and served another sentence. After that, with training as a television-fitter, he settled in Grigny in the Essonne, around 20km south-east of Paris. | French media reported that Coulibaly had converted and become radicalised in prison.After an initial spell in prison for armed robbery, he was reported to have then started drug-dealing and served another sentence. After that, with training as a television-fitter, he settled in Grigny in the Essonne, around 20km south-east of Paris. |
| He was arrested by anti-terrorist police in 2010, suspected of having taken part in a plot to aid the prison escape of Smaïn Aït Ali Belkacem, one of the key figures behind the Paris metro and train attacks in 1995. | He was arrested by anti-terrorist police in 2010, suspected of having taken part in a plot to aid the prison escape of Smaïn Aït Ali Belkacem, one of the key figures behind the Paris metro and train attacks in 1995. |
| During searches of his home, police found Kalashnikov ammunition. He received a prison sentence and is reported to have been released from prison just over a year ago. | During searches of his home, police found Kalashnikov ammunition. He received a prison sentence and is reported to have been released from prison just over a year ago. |
| Le Monde reported that he and Kouachi had both shared a mentor in Djamel Beghal, a radical figure who had been convicted for a planned terrorist attack on Paris. Police are also now searching for Coulibaly’s partner, Hayat Boumedienne, who he lived with. | Le Monde reported that he and Kouachi had both shared a mentor in Djamel Beghal, a radical figure who had been convicted for a planned terrorist attack on Paris. Police are also now searching for Coulibaly’s partner, Hayat Boumedienne, who he lived with. |
| Coulibaly was the only boy in a family of ten, according to Libération, which said people who knew him had described a happy childhood and average school record. He was said to have changed at around the age of 17 as a result of people he associated with. Liberation cited an expert psychiatric report as part of a court judgement which found “no pathology” but an “immature and psychopathic personality”. An expert psychologist had pointed to “his poor powers of introspection” and the “rudimentary” nature of the motivation of his actions, as well as sense of morality which was “lacking” and a wish to be “all powerful”. | Coulibaly was the only boy in a family of ten, according to Libération, which said people who knew him had described a happy childhood and average school record. He was said to have changed at around the age of 17 as a result of people he associated with. Liberation cited an expert psychiatric report as part of a court judgement which found “no pathology” but an “immature and psychopathic personality”. An expert psychologist had pointed to “his poor powers of introspection” and the “rudimentary” nature of the motivation of his actions, as well as sense of morality which was “lacking” and a wish to be “all powerful”. |
| Hayat Boumedienne is 26. Police released a photo of Boumedienne after the kosher grocery hold-up at Porte de Vincennes early on Friday afternoon. The live-in partner of Coulibaly, Le Monde reported that she had been in a relationship with him since 2010 and had met him outside prison last spring when he was released following a four-year sentence. Boumedienne had been interviewed by anti-terrorist police in 2010. Le Monde reported that she had told police that during a visit to the radical Islamist Djamel Beghal in Murat, in the Cantal countryside in central France, they had practised firing crossbows. | Hayat Boumedienne is 26. Police released a photo of Boumedienne after the kosher grocery hold-up at Porte de Vincennes early on Friday afternoon. The live-in partner of Coulibaly, Le Monde reported that she had been in a relationship with him since 2010 and had met him outside prison last spring when he was released following a four-year sentence. Boumedienne had been interviewed by anti-terrorist police in 2010. Le Monde reported that she had told police that during a visit to the radical Islamist Djamel Beghal in Murat, in the Cantal countryside in central France, they had practised firing crossbows. |
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| Scotland Yard’s former director of hostage negotiations, Roy Ramm, has described the twin-siege in Paris as “one of the most difficult situations you could possibly imagine”. | Scotland Yard’s former director of hostage negotiations, Roy Ramm, has described the twin-siege in Paris as “one of the most difficult situations you could possibly imagine”. |
| Speaking to Sky News, Ramm said one of the first things investigators would want to do is ensure that there is no communication between the Charlie Hebdo suspects holed up in Dammartin-en-Goele and their apparent accomplice who has taken up to six hostages in a kosher supermarket in east Paris. | Speaking to Sky News, Ramm said one of the first things investigators would want to do is ensure that there is no communication between the Charlie Hebdo suspects holed up in Dammartin-en-Goele and their apparent accomplice who has taken up to six hostages in a kosher supermarket in east Paris. |
| In the early stages of the Dammartin-en-Goele siege this morning, there were several reports of residents and journalists experiencing interference and outages when trying to use their telephones. | In the early stages of the Dammartin-en-Goele siege this morning, there were several reports of residents and journalists experiencing interference and outages when trying to use their telephones. |
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| Back at the first siege in Dammartin-en-Goele, schools have been evacuated close to where the suspects still hold one hostage, Kim Willsher reports from the town. | Back at the first siege in Dammartin-en-Goele, schools have been evacuated close to where the suspects still hold one hostage, Kim Willsher reports from the town. |
| The infant and primary school 500m from the printers on the outskirts of Dammartin-en-Goele was evacuated on Friday afternoon. Buses were sent to the secondary schools in the town to pick up the children. Deputy mayor Thierry Chevalier described it as a “precautionary measure”. | The infant and primary school 500m from the printers on the outskirts of Dammartin-en-Goele was evacuated on Friday afternoon. Buses were sent to the secondary schools in the town to pick up the children. Deputy mayor Thierry Chevalier described it as a “precautionary measure”. |
| Valérie Desayeux arrived to pick up her 13-year-old son David, but was told to wait. “It never even crossed my mind that the two men would come here. My older son who lives in Paris alerted me when I was at work. I tried to call the school several times and was getting more and more worried. Someone from the school finally called back at lunchtime.” | Valérie Desayeux arrived to pick up her 13-year-old son David, but was told to wait. “It never even crossed my mind that the two men would come here. My older son who lives in Paris alerted me when I was at work. I tried to call the school several times and was getting more and more worried. Someone from the school finally called back at lunchtime.” |
| There was a state of siege around the CTD (Création Tendance Découverte) printing works where the two gunmen were said to be holding a hostage. Police snipers were deployed on the rooftops of neighbouring buildings, and troops from elite commando units had surrounded the two-storey building, home to a family-run printing business. | There was a state of siege around the CTD (Création Tendance Découverte) printing works where the two gunmen were said to be holding a hostage. Police snipers were deployed on the rooftops of neighbouring buildings, and troops from elite commando units had surrounded the two-storey building, home to a family-run printing business. |
| The gunmen hijacked a grey Peugeot 206 car from a woman driver at about 8.40am on Friday morning, around 40 km further north, and were approaching Charles de Gaulle airport on the road into Paris when they faced the heavy police presence controlling the roads in and out of the capital. There was an exchange of fire, according to police sources. The men then abandoned the vehicle and ran across a field into the print works. | The gunmen hijacked a grey Peugeot 206 car from a woman driver at about 8.40am on Friday morning, around 40 km further north, and were approaching Charles de Gaulle airport on the road into Paris when they faced the heavy police presence controlling the roads in and out of the capital. There was an exchange of fire, according to police sources. The men then abandoned the vehicle and ran across a field into the print works. |
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| Tensions remain extremely high in Paris after several armed police were seen in the Trocadero area in what was later dismissed as a false alarm. | Tensions remain extremely high in Paris after several armed police were seen in the Trocadero area in what was later dismissed as a false alarm. |
| Trocadéro: dispositif d'alerte levé, fausse alerte, rapportent les collègues des infos génés de l'#AFP | Trocadéro: dispositif d'alerte levé, fausse alerte, rapportent les collègues des infos génés de l'#AFP |
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| Mashable journalist Tim Chester has posted this Vine, which shows the sheer number of police vans at the Porte de Vincennes, where there are conflicting reports about the unfolding hostage situation in a kosher supermarket. | Mashable journalist Tim Chester has posted this Vine, which shows the sheer number of police vans at the Porte de Vincennes, where there are conflicting reports about the unfolding hostage situation in a kosher supermarket. |
| Police vans on Cours de Vincennes https://t.co/OQSHAtRo7k | Police vans on Cours de Vincennes https://t.co/OQSHAtRo7k |
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| More details are emerging about Amedy Coulibaly, who is believed to be holding up to six people hostage at a kosher supermarket in eastern Paris, after being named as a suspect in the killing of a policewoman on Thursday. | More details are emerging about Amedy Coulibaly, who is believed to be holding up to six people hostage at a kosher supermarket in eastern Paris, after being named as a suspect in the killing of a policewoman on Thursday. |
| He is 33 and from Juvisy-sur-Orge in Ile-de-France. According to Le Monde, Coulibaly and Chérif Kouachi – one of the suspects in the Charlie Hebdo attack – were two of the most committed followers of convicted terrorist Djamel Beghal. Telephone conversations reveal that the pair visited Beghal’s home in Murat in the south of France. | He is 33 and from Juvisy-sur-Orge in Ile-de-France. According to Le Monde, Coulibaly and Chérif Kouachi – one of the suspects in the Charlie Hebdo attack – were two of the most committed followers of convicted terrorist Djamel Beghal. Telephone conversations reveal that the pair visited Beghal’s home in Murat in the south of France. |
| 26-year-old Hayat Boumeddiene – named by police as the second suspect in the killing of the policewoman on Thursday – has been Coulibaly’s partner since 2010 and lived in his home while he was serving a prison sentence, Le Monde reported. | 26-year-old Hayat Boumeddiene – named by police as the second suspect in the killing of the policewoman on Thursday – has been Coulibaly’s partner since 2010 and lived in his home while he was serving a prison sentence, Le Monde reported. |
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| Some shops near the kosher supermarket siege have been evacuated, according to a witness confined in a restaurant nearby. | Some shops near the kosher supermarket siege have been evacuated, according to a witness confined in a restaurant nearby. |
| Début d'évacuation de certains commerces proches on dirait, mais pas le notre! #prisedotage | Début d'évacuation de certains commerces proches on dirait, mais pas le notre! #prisedotage |
| This graphic has more detail on the location of the siege. | This graphic has more detail on the location of the siege. |
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| A police official has told AP that the man who has taken people hostage in a kosher market in Paris appears linked to the Charlie Hebdo suspects. | A police official has told AP that the man who has taken people hostage in a kosher market in Paris appears linked to the Charlie Hebdo suspects. |
| The official, who was not authorised to speak about the situation, said the man opened fire in the market Friday and declared “you know who I am”. | The official, who was not authorised to speak about the situation, said the man opened fire in the market Friday and declared “you know who I am”. |
| Paris police released a photo of Amedy Coulibaly as a suspect in the killing of a policewoman on Thursday. The official named him as the man holed up in the market. | Paris police released a photo of Amedy Coulibaly as a suspect in the killing of a policewoman on Thursday. The official named him as the man holed up in the market. |
| AP’s source said some hostages have been gravely wounded. Earlier AFP said two people had been killed. Reuters said one person was seriously injured and six hostages have been taken. | AP’s source said some hostages have been gravely wounded. Earlier AFP said two people had been killed. Reuters said one person was seriously injured and six hostages have been taken. |
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| A witness to the second siege has told French media what he saw at the kosher supermarket. | A witness to the second siege has told French media what he saw at the kosher supermarket. |
| “There was an individual – African – who had a Kalashnikov ... and he immediately went into the deli and started shooting with his Kalashnikov,” said the man, who gave his name as Fabian. | “There was an individual – African – who had a Kalashnikov ... and he immediately went into the deli and started shooting with his Kalashnikov,” said the man, who gave his name as Fabian. |
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| Hayat Boumeddiene, who has just been named by the police as a suspect in the killing of a policewoman on Thursday, is the former partner of Amedy Coulibaly, according to Le Monde. French media reports that Coulibaly is the gunman holding hostages at the kosher supermarket siege. | Hayat Boumeddiene, who has just been named by the police as a suspect in the killing of a policewoman on Thursday, is the former partner of Amedy Coulibaly, according to Le Monde. French media reports that Coulibaly is the gunman holding hostages at the kosher supermarket siege. |
| Hayat Boumeddiene, dont le nom apparaît pour la première fois dans cette affaire, est l'ex compagne d'Amedy Coulibaly http://t.co/gkKm9x3Y1i | Hayat Boumeddiene, dont le nom apparaît pour la première fois dans cette affaire, est l'ex compagne d'Amedy Coulibaly http://t.co/gkKm9x3Y1i |
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| Police name two new suspects | Police name two new suspects |
| The police have named two suspects wanted in connection with the shooting of a female police officer yesterday. They are Amedy Coulibaly and Hayat Boumeddiene. Police described them as “armed and dangerous”. | The police have named two suspects wanted in connection with the shooting of a female police officer yesterday. They are Amedy Coulibaly and Hayat Boumeddiene. Police described them as “armed and dangerous”. |
| Police did not specify whether either were at the scene of the kosher supermarket siege but French media named Coulibaly as the suspect who took multiple hostages at the store. | Police did not specify whether either were at the scene of the kosher supermarket siege but French media named Coulibaly as the suspect who took multiple hostages at the store. |
| Hayat Boumeddienne et Amedy Coulibaly #Montrouge #Vincennes Cc @FrDesouche pic.twitter.com/Jzx5Rfqaa7 | Hayat Boumeddienne et Amedy Coulibaly #Montrouge #Vincennes Cc @FrDesouche pic.twitter.com/Jzx5Rfqaa7 |
| AFP and BFM TV are both reporting two dead in the incident, writes Jon Henley in Paris. | AFP and BFM TV are both reporting two dead in the incident, writes Jon Henley in Paris. |
| One of suspects is said to be 32 years old, with a long criminal record for thefts drug-related offences, and implicated in the same criminal investigation as Cherif Kouachi. | One of suspects is said to be 32 years old, with a long criminal record for thefts drug-related offences, and implicated in the same criminal investigation as Cherif Kouachi. |
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| 'Two dead' in second siege | 'Two dead' in second siege |
| AFP reports two killed in the siege in eastern Paris, citing a source. | AFP reports two killed in the siege in eastern Paris, citing a source. |
| #BREAKING At least two killed in hostage drama east of Paris: source | #BREAKING At least two killed in hostage drama east of Paris: source |
| The attacker is reported to have told police “you know who I am” in an apparent reference to Thursday’s shooting of a policewoman. | The attacker is reported to have told police “you know who I am” in an apparent reference to Thursday’s shooting of a policewoman. |
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| France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor has confirmed a that shooting and hostage-taking attack is underway at a kosher market on the eastern edge of Paris, AP reports. A police official said there are multiple hostages and wounded people at the scene. | France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor has confirmed a that shooting and hostage-taking attack is underway at a kosher market on the eastern edge of Paris, AP reports. A police official said there are multiple hostages and wounded people at the scene. |
| The French president ordered the country’s top security official to the scene, an official in the presidency told the Associated Press. The police official declined to be named when discussing the unfolding situation. | The French president ordered the country’s top security official to the scene, an official in the presidency told the Associated Press. The police official declined to be named when discussing the unfolding situation. |
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| The shooting in Vincennes in eastern Paris lasted for 20 seconds, witnesses have said. | The shooting in Vincennes in eastern Paris lasted for 20 seconds, witnesses have said. |
| Prise d'otages pte de Vincennes à #Paris > la fusillade a duré "une vingtaine de secondes" selon un témoin https://t.co/LlFoCqG5mI | Prise d'otages pte de Vincennes à #Paris > la fusillade a duré "une vingtaine de secondes" selon un témoin https://t.co/LlFoCqG5mI |
| There are conflicting reports about the number of people injured in the attack. France 24 reported that two people have been injured. France Info said one was injured. | There are conflicting reports about the number of people injured in the attack. France 24 reported that two people have been injured. France Info said one was injured. |
| Reuters wraps up what it knows so far: | Reuters wraps up what it knows so far: |
| Several people were taken hostage at a kosher supermarket in eastern Paris on Friday after a shootout involving a man armed with two guns, a police source said. | Several people were taken hostage at a kosher supermarket in eastern Paris on Friday after a shootout involving a man armed with two guns, a police source said. |
| There were unconfirmed local media reports that the man was the same as the one suspected of killing a policewoman in a southern suburb of Paris on Thursday. | There were unconfirmed local media reports that the man was the same as the one suspected of killing a policewoman in a southern suburb of Paris on Thursday. |
| A police source had told Reuters earlier he was a member of the same jihadist group as the two suspects in Wednesday’s attack at weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo. | A police source had told Reuters earlier he was a member of the same jihadist group as the two suspects in Wednesday’s attack at weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo. |
| The exact number of hostages was unclear. Local media spoke of at least five. The police source said the man was equipped with automatic weapons. | The exact number of hostages was unclear. Local media spoke of at least five. The police source said the man was equipped with automatic weapons. |
| Police immediately cordoned off the area and a helicopter was flying overhead. Local media said Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve was rushing to the scene. | Police immediately cordoned off the area and a helicopter was flying overhead. Local media said Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve was rushing to the scene. |
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| at 2.52pm GMT | |
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| This map pinpoints the four key locations in the dual sieges. | This map pinpoints the four key locations in the dual sieges. |
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| at 2.04pm GMT | |
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| Here’s a brief summary of what we know about both hostage situations: | Here’s a brief summary of what we know about both hostage situations: |
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| at 2.07pm GMT | |
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| The supermarket where the second siege is understood to be taking place is Rue Albert Willemetz, a side street off the main intersection of porte de Vincennes and Boulevard de la Peripherique, writes Shiv Malik. | The supermarket where the second siege is understood to be taking place is Rue Albert Willemetz, a side street off the main intersection of porte de Vincennes and Boulevard de la Peripherique, writes Shiv Malik. |
| From photos on Google maps, the supermarket appears to be a fairly nondescript one story dark grey building with Hyper Cacher – roughly translated as Super Kosher – emblazoned on the side of the building. It sits next to a petrol station and a deli and is located at the base of a tower block. | From photos on Google maps, the supermarket appears to be a fairly nondescript one story dark grey building with Hyper Cacher – roughly translated as Super Kosher – emblazoned on the side of the building. It sits next to a petrol station and a deli and is located at the base of a tower block. |
| #BREAKING - Hostage taken at kosher shop in #Paris by ‘suspect in police officer shooting' https://t.co/4yt6nafpIg pic.twitter.com/f9N8Bjn68I | #BREAKING - Hostage taken at kosher shop in #Paris by ‘suspect in police officer shooting' https://t.co/4yt6nafpIg pic.twitter.com/f9N8Bjn68I |
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| President Hollande is overseeing operations in the Elysee’s situation room as the two hostage situations unfold. | President Hollande is overseeing operations in the Elysee’s situation room as the two hostage situations unfold. |
| Le président @fhollande supervise les opérations dans la "situation room" du ministère de l'Intérieur, @Place_Beauvau pic.twitter.com/QTYYJPcBNM | Le président @fhollande supervise les opérations dans la "situation room" du ministère de l'Intérieur, @Place_Beauvau pic.twitter.com/QTYYJPcBNM |
| 12.58pm GMT | |
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| 'Five' hostages in new siege | 'Five' hostages in new siege |
| AFP is reporting that at least five hostages have been taken in thekosher supermarket at the porte de Vincennes. | AFP is reporting that at least five hostages have been taken in thekosher supermarket at the porte de Vincennes. |
| Prise d'otages porte de Vincennes: au moins 5 personnes retenues (source proche) #AFP | Prise d'otages porte de Vincennes: au moins 5 personnes retenues (source proche) #AFP |
| Le Figaro reports that French interior minister BernardCazeneuve has gone to the porte de Vincennes. | Le Figaro reports that French interior minister BernardCazeneuve has gone to the porte de Vincennes. |
| Gun fire has been heard in a kosher bakery in porte de Vincennes, with employees and clients trapped in the basement, Le Point confirms . It also reports possible links with Thursday’s shooting Montrouge. | Gun fire has been heard in a kosher bakery in porte de Vincennes, with employees and clients trapped in the basement, Le Point confirms . It also reports possible links with Thursday’s shooting Montrouge. |
| Le Monde is reporting that the entire area is being evacuated by police.A lawyer in the area confirmed an evacuation has been ordered. | Le Monde is reporting that the entire area is being evacuated by police.A lawyer in the area confirmed an evacuation has been ordered. |
| Affollement Porte de Vincennes. Policiers en pare balle évacuent tout le monde. Opération en cours. | Affollement Porte de Vincennes. Policiers en pare balle évacuent tout le monde. Opération en cours. |
| 12.52pm GMT | |
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| BFM TV is reporting that the man suspected of killing policewoman Clarissa Jean-Philippe in Montrouge yesterday is holding five hostages, including women and children, at a kosher supermarket near the Porte de Vincennes in the 20th arrondissement in Paris, Jon Henley reports from Paris. | BFM TV is reporting that the man suspected of killing policewoman Clarissa Jean-Philippe in Montrouge yesterday is holding five hostages, including women and children, at a kosher supermarket near the Porte de Vincennes in the 20th arrondissement in Paris, Jon Henley reports from Paris. |
| The suspect reportedly told police officers at the scene: “You know who I am.” | The suspect reportedly told police officers at the scene: “You know who I am.” |
| The channel said at least one person has been injured. | The channel said at least one person has been injured. |
| opération de police en cours Porte de Vincennes pic.twitter.com/HCCUTPBpi5 | opération de police en cours Porte de Vincennes pic.twitter.com/HCCUTPBpi5 |
| 12.46pm GMT | |
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| Image of new siege | Image of new siege |
| A picture has emerged purporting to show the new siege in eastern Paris where a hostage has been taken after shots were fired. | A picture has emerged purporting to show the new siege in eastern Paris where a hostage has been taken after shots were fired. |
| Face à #hypercasher à #saintmande pic.twitter.com/iYYr3NxanO | Face à #hypercasher à #saintmande pic.twitter.com/iYYr3NxanO |
| The Twitter user reports nervous laughter in the restaurant as the siege unfolds. | The Twitter user reports nervous laughter in the restaurant as the siege unfolds. |
| A l'intérieur du resto. L'ambiance varie entre les rires nerveux et les premiers signes de stress. #hypercasher #saintmande | A l'intérieur du resto. L'ambiance varie entre les rires nerveux et les premiers signes de stress. #hypercasher #saintmande |
| 12.35pm GMT | |
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| Here’s a gallery of the siege in Dammartin-en-Goele. | Here’s a gallery of the siege in Dammartin-en-Goele. |
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| Shooting in Paris | Shooting in Paris |
| There are reports of another shooting and a hostage taking in Paris. It is unclear whether it has any connection with the Charlie Hebdo attack. | There are reports of another shooting and a hostage taking in Paris. It is unclear whether it has any connection with the Charlie Hebdo attack. |
| #BREAKING New shooting breaks out in eastern Paris: source | #BREAKING New shooting breaks out in eastern Paris: source |
| #BREAKING Armed man takes hostage in kosher grocery in Paris: source | #BREAKING Armed man takes hostage in kosher grocery in Paris: source |
| The shooting took place in Vincennes in the east of Paris, Le Figaro reports. | The shooting took place in Vincennes in the east of Paris, Le Figaro reports. |
| ALERTE - Une fusillade éclate porte de #Vincennes à Paris http://t.co/znNKIDo2YJ pic.twitter.com/yKsniBUVPJ | ALERTE - Une fusillade éclate porte de #Vincennes à Paris http://t.co/znNKIDo2YJ pic.twitter.com/yKsniBUVPJ |
| Updated | |
| at 12.32pm GMT | |
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| A spokesman for France’s interior minister says that the priority is to establish a dialogue with the Charlie Hebdo gunmen, Reuters reports. | A spokesman for France’s interior minister says that the priority is to establish a dialogue with the Charlie Hebdo gunmen, Reuters reports. |
| This comes about two hours after a local MP said police negotiators had already entered talks with the two suspects and that the pair said they wished to die as martyrs. | This comes about two hours after a local MP said police negotiators had already entered talks with the two suspects and that the pair said they wished to die as martyrs. |
| 12.15pm GMT | |
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| The Guardian’s Kim Willsher has sent this from the scene at Dammartin-en-Goele: | The Guardian’s Kim Willsher has sent this from the scene at Dammartin-en-Goele: |
| Locals say around 8.50am the brothers entered a small family printing business on the industrial estate. It is a small building about 200 sq m and employs five or six people. | Locals say around 8.50am the brothers entered a small family printing business on the industrial estate. It is a small building about 200 sq m and employs five or six people. |
| Since then calls to the company have gone unanswered. | Since then calls to the company have gone unanswered. |
| There was no information on how many people were at work when the gunmen went in. | There was no information on how many people were at work when the gunmen went in. |
| The town authorities are evacuating around 1,000 local schoolchildren and students from the industrial zone where the siege is happening. | The town authorities are evacuating around 1,000 local schoolchildren and students from the industrial zone where the siege is happening. |
| Officials said their priority was to secure the towns four schools and take children into the town centre. | Officials said their priority was to secure the towns four schools and take children into the town centre. |
| 12.11pm GMT | |
| 12:11 | |
| There are reports of heavy military vehicles being transported to the site of the siege at Dammartin-en-Goele, including helicopters and tanks. | There are reports of heavy military vehicles being transported to the site of the siege at Dammartin-en-Goele, including helicopters and tanks. |
| The Telegraph photographer Heathcliff Omalley has taken this photo of what appears to be a lorry transporting military tank and jeep over a bridge, my colleague Aisha Gani reports. | The Telegraph photographer Heathcliff Omalley has taken this photo of what appears to be a lorry transporting military tank and jeep over a bridge, my colleague Aisha Gani reports. |
| Gallery: Tank & armoured car seen near #CharlieHebdo seige outside Paris (by @heathcliffom) http://t.co/KAlTe4Fmsd pic.twitter.com/9lyesZgpAL | Gallery: Tank & armoured car seen near #CharlieHebdo seige outside Paris (by @heathcliffom) http://t.co/KAlTe4Fmsd pic.twitter.com/9lyesZgpAL |
| The tank was also pictured by French newspaper Le Figaro: | The tank was also pictured by French newspaper Le Figaro: |
| DERNIÈRE MINUTE - Un tank a été aperçu par le @Telegraph #traque #CharlieHebdo http://t.co/lGFj3d5XJB pic.twitter.com/AKLliu5Hha | DERNIÈRE MINUTE - Un tank a été aperçu par le @Telegraph #traque #CharlieHebdo http://t.co/lGFj3d5XJB pic.twitter.com/AKLliu5Hha |
| Clarification: A reader points out that the vehicle is not tank. The two vehicles are in fact a VBL and an AMX10RC - both armoured recce vehicles. | Clarification: A reader points out that the vehicle is not tank. The two vehicles are in fact a VBL and an AMX10RC - both armoured recce vehicles. |
| Updated | |
| at 12.39pm GMT | |
| 12.08pm GMT | |
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| The Guardian’s Anne Penketh reports that the maintenance worker who was the first victim of the killers at Charlie Hebdo was shot dead on his first day working at the offices of the satirical magazine. | The Guardian’s Anne Penketh reports that the maintenance worker who was the first victim of the killers at Charlie Hebdo was shot dead on his first day working at the offices of the satirical magazine. |
| A friend told BFM TV news that Frédéric Boisseau, who was employed by facilities management company Sodexo, was standing in the reception area with a colleague when the Kalashnikov-toting killers burst into the building and asked for directions to Charlie Hebdo’s offices. They shot him before heading for the magazine’s office. | A friend told BFM TV news that Frédéric Boisseau, who was employed by facilities management company Sodexo, was standing in the reception area with a colleague when the Kalashnikov-toting killers burst into the building and asked for directions to Charlie Hebdo’s offices. They shot him before heading for the magazine’s office. |
| 12.00pm GMT | |
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| The man suspected of killing a policewoman in a southern suburb of Paris on Thursday before fleeing the scene was a member of the same jihadist group as the Kouachi brothers, a police source told Reuters. | The man suspected of killing a policewoman in a southern suburb of Paris on Thursday before fleeing the scene was a member of the same jihadist group as the Kouachi brothers, a police source told Reuters. |
| 11.57am GMT | |
| 11:57 | |
| The Guardian graphic on the siege has been updated to include a little more detail. | The Guardian graphic on the siege has been updated to include a little more detail. |
| Updated | |
| at 12.49pm GMT | |
| 11.54am GMT | |
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| Angelique Chrisafis has more on the link between Thursday’s shooting of a policewoman and the suspects. | Angelique Chrisafis has more on the link between Thursday’s shooting of a policewoman and the suspects. |
| The French interior minister confirmed this morning that “important elements” had now been uncovered in the inquiry into another shooting which took place in Montrouge, just south of Paris, on Thursday January 8. | The French interior minister confirmed this morning that “important elements” had now been uncovered in the inquiry into another shooting which took place in Montrouge, just south of Paris, on Thursday January 8. |
| In the shooting, which happened less than 24 hours after the Charlie Hebdo attack, a 26-year-old police woman was killed. The heavily armed gunman, reported to be wearing a bullet-proof vest, fled by car and the hunt continues to find him. | In the shooting, which happened less than 24 hours after the Charlie Hebdo attack, a 26-year-old police woman was killed. The heavily armed gunman, reported to be wearing a bullet-proof vest, fled by car and the hunt continues to find him. |
| Officials had initially suggested that there appeared to be no link with the Charlie Hebdo attack. But AFP now reports today, citing police sources, that a connection has indeed been established between the suspect in the Montrouge attack and the Kouachi brothers, the suspects behind the Charlie Hebdo shooting. | Officials had initially suggested that there appeared to be no link with the Charlie Hebdo attack. But AFP now reports today, citing police sources, that a connection has indeed been established between the suspect in the Montrouge attack and the Kouachi brothers, the suspects behind the Charlie Hebdo shooting. |
| AFP reported that two arrests had been made, targeting people in the entourage of the Montrouge suspect. The suspect himself remains at large. | AFP reported that two arrests had been made, targeting people in the entourage of the Montrouge suspect. The suspect himself remains at large. |
| 11.50am GMT | |
| 11:50 | |
| A man whose grey Renault Clio was stolen at gunpoint by the suspects after the Charlie Hebdo shooting has been speaking to Europe 1. He said: | A man whose grey Renault Clio was stolen at gunpoint by the suspects after the Charlie Hebdo shooting has been speaking to Europe 1. He said: |
| The man was armed with a machine gun. I realised after that it was a Kalashnikov. I had my window open and he said to me: ‘Get out of your car, we need your car.’ I got out of the vehicle. At that moment a second person arrived who got into the passenger seat. He also had a gun with a kind of grenade at the end. It was undoubtedly a grenade launcher or something like that. | The man was armed with a machine gun. I realised after that it was a Kalashnikov. I had my window open and he said to me: ‘Get out of your car, we need your car.’ I got out of the vehicle. At that moment a second person arrived who got into the passenger seat. He also had a gun with a kind of grenade at the end. It was undoubtedly a grenade launcher or something like that. |
| The man described the two men as being “very calm, very determined, very poised and very professional. Real commandos.” He said: “He never raised his voice, they never ran, they never seemed agitated. They weren’t sweating. Nothing at all like that. They gave the impression of being real operators. As they left they said to me: ‘If the media ask you anything, tell them that it’s al-Qaida in Yemen.’ | The man described the two men as being “very calm, very determined, very poised and very professional. Real commandos.” He said: “He never raised his voice, they never ran, they never seemed agitated. They weren’t sweating. Nothing at all like that. They gave the impression of being real operators. As they left they said to me: ‘If the media ask you anything, tell them that it’s al-Qaida in Yemen.’ |
| The man had his grey Clio stolen in the rue de Meaux in Paris’ 19th arrondissement, near the Porte de Pantin. The suspects then hijacked a grey Peugeot after abandoning the Clio, which reportedly had run out of petrol. | The man had his grey Clio stolen in the rue de Meaux in Paris’ 19th arrondissement, near the Porte de Pantin. The suspects then hijacked a grey Peugeot after abandoning the Clio, which reportedly had run out of petrol. |
| Updated | |
| at 12.23pm GMT | |
| 11.43am GMT | |
| 11:43 | |
| The French media is reporting a link between Thursday’s fatal shooting of a policewoman in southern Paris and the manhunt for the Kouachi brothers. | The French media is reporting a link between Thursday’s fatal shooting of a policewoman in southern Paris and the manhunt for the Kouachi brothers. |
| Une "connexion" entre les frères Kouachi et le suspect de Montrouge (sources policières) #AFP | Une "connexion" entre les frères Kouachi et le suspect de Montrouge (sources policières) #AFP |
| Alexandra Topping has more: | Alexandra Topping has more: |
| Two people have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in Montrouge south of Paris on Thursday, but a gunman remains at large. | Two people have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in Montrouge south of Paris on Thursday, but a gunman remains at large. |
| Police have identified a suspect in the shooting, which came a day after the attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices and left a female traffic police officer dead. Two arrests were made in the department of Essonne, in the southern greater Paris region – with those arrested said to have “very close links” to the suspected gunman, according to Le Point. | Police have identified a suspect in the shooting, which came a day after the attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices and left a female traffic police officer dead. Two arrests were made in the department of Essonne, in the southern greater Paris region – with those arrested said to have “very close links” to the suspected gunman, according to Le Point. |
| The French news agency Agence France-Presse are reporting that a police source has linked the Montrouge shooting with the Charlie Hebdo massacre. | The French news agency Agence France-Presse are reporting that a police source has linked the Montrouge shooting with the Charlie Hebdo massacre. |
| An unarmed man was arrested at the time of the attack but another gunman, believed to be armed with an automatic weapon, fled the scene and is believed to still be at large. | An unarmed man was arrested at the time of the attack but another gunman, believed to be armed with an automatic weapon, fled the scene and is believed to still be at large. |
| The shooting happened on Thursday morning in the area of Montrouge, a commune 5km south of Paris. Witnesses reported seeing a collision between two cars before two gunmen emerged, at least one armed with an automatic weapon. | The shooting happened on Thursday morning in the area of Montrouge, a commune 5km south of Paris. Witnesses reported seeing a collision between two cars before two gunmen emerged, at least one armed with an automatic weapon. |
| AFP reported that the officer had stopped to investigate the traffic accident when the firing started. The female police officer, who worked in traffic control, was shot in the back and had died. Another man, who police identified as a street sweeper, was injured. | AFP reported that the officer had stopped to investigate the traffic accident when the firing started. The female police officer, who worked in traffic control, was shot in the back and had died. Another man, who police identified as a street sweeper, was injured. |
| “There was an officer in front of a white car and a man running away who shot,” said witness Ahmed Sassi, who saw the shooting from his home nearby. He said the shooter wore dark clothes but no mask. “It didn’t look like a big gun because he held it with one hand,” Sassi said. | “There was an officer in front of a white car and a man running away who shot,” said witness Ahmed Sassi, who saw the shooting from his home nearby. He said the shooter wore dark clothes but no mask. “It didn’t look like a big gun because he held it with one hand,” Sassi said. |
| On Thursday police said they didn’t believe the attack was linked to the Charlie Hebdo attack and the minister of the interior, Bernard Cazeneuve, said it was too early to say whether the incident was related. | On Thursday police said they didn’t believe the attack was linked to the Charlie Hebdo attack and the minister of the interior, Bernard Cazeneuve, said it was too early to say whether the incident was related. |
| But today French media, including Le Point, are reporting that the Montrouge gunman and the Kouchai brothers were known to each other and were part of the same Jihadist network. | But today French media, including Le Point, are reporting that the Montrouge gunman and the Kouchai brothers were known to each other and were part of the same Jihadist network. |
| The French radio station RTL has also linked the two attacks. Citing unnamed sources it states that the gunman was an associate of the Kouachi brothers and in 2004-2005 would have been part of the same “Buttes Charmont” group who organised for radicals to leave and fight in Iraq and Syria. | The French radio station RTL has also linked the two attacks. Citing unnamed sources it states that the gunman was an associate of the Kouachi brothers and in 2004-2005 would have been part of the same “Buttes Charmont” group who organised for radicals to leave and fight in Iraq and Syria. |
| Updated | |
| at 12.22pm GMT | |
| 11.31am GMT | |
| 11:31 | |
| Live footage of the scene showed scores of officers apparently entering the industrial estate where the suspected gunmen appear to have taken a person hostage. | Live footage of the scene showed scores of officers apparently entering the industrial estate where the suspected gunmen appear to have taken a person hostage. |
| The officers walked between two columns of pallets towards the grey buildings. A Sky News correspondent, who says he is 100 metres away from this scene, said officers moved calmly and without urgency. | The officers walked between two columns of pallets towards the grey buildings. A Sky News correspondent, who says he is 100 metres away from this scene, said officers moved calmly and without urgency. |
| Numerous Police forces gathering close to the CDT company where the hostage taking place! #dammartin #JeSuisCharlie pic.twitter.com/fy3e8SAU41 | Numerous Police forces gathering close to the CDT company where the hostage taking place! #dammartin #JeSuisCharlie pic.twitter.com/fy3e8SAU41 |
| Updated | |
| at 12.17pm GMT | |
| 11.15am GMT | |
| 11:15 | |
| Here’s a summary of what we know so far: | Here’s a summary of what we know so far: |
| • Scores of armed police officers have surrounded an industrial estate in Dammartin-en-Goele, north-east of Paris, where a police official has told AP the suspects in the Charlie Hebdo massacre have taken a person hostage. | • Scores of armed police officers have surrounded an industrial estate in Dammartin-en-Goele, north-east of Paris, where a police official has told AP the suspects in the Charlie Hebdo massacre have taken a person hostage. |
| • The gunmen took over a printworks after a shootout with armed police officers, sparking a major operation involving Swat teams and military helicopters. | • The gunmen took over a printworks after a shootout with armed police officers, sparking a major operation involving Swat teams and military helicopters. |
| • Police are said to have opened hostage negotiations with the suspects as armed officers seal off the town. A local MP told French media that the two suspects declared to police negotiators that they wanted to die as martyrs. | • Police are said to have opened hostage negotiations with the suspects as armed officers seal off the town. A local MP told French media that the two suspects declared to police negotiators that they wanted to die as martyrs. |
| • The siege is taking place close to Paris Charles De Gaulle airport, which has restricted flights to its southern runways, further away from the standoff. | • The siege is taking place close to Paris Charles De Gaulle airport, which has restricted flights to its southern runways, further away from the standoff. |
| • A ministry of the interior spokesman confirmed to France Info radio that there was an exchange of fire with gendarmes who were manning a roadblock on the N2 motorway as the brothers approached Paris. No one was injured in the clash. The brothers then drove into the village’s industrial estate and took at least one hostage. | • A ministry of the interior spokesman confirmed to France Info radio that there was an exchange of fire with gendarmes who were manning a roadblock on the N2 motorway as the brothers approached Paris. No one was injured in the clash. The brothers then drove into the village’s industrial estate and took at least one hostage. |
| • The Paris prosecutor’s office has denied reports that one person has been killed in a shootout. | • The Paris prosecutor’s office has denied reports that one person has been killed in a shootout. |
| • Three primary schools and one high school in the area are on lockdown. Police have warned residents in the area to stay indoors. | • Three primary schools and one high school in the area are on lockdown. Police have warned residents in the area to stay indoors. |
| Updated | |
| at 11.34am GMT | |
| 11.13am GMT | |
| 11:13 | |
| Police official at scene says suspects have taken hostage | Police official at scene says suspects have taken hostage |
| Both Xavier Castaing, the chief Paris police spokesman, and town hall spokeswoman Audrey Taupenas said there appeared to be one hostage inside the print workshop building. | Both Xavier Castaing, the chief Paris police spokesman, and town hall spokeswoman Audrey Taupenas said there appeared to be one hostage inside the print workshop building. |
| A police official, who was on the scene, told the Associated Press that there was a hostage. | A police official, who was on the scene, told the Associated Press that there was a hostage. |
| Updated | |
| at 11.24am GMT | |
| 11.10am GMT | |
| 11:10 | |
| Footage taken from a car following shows French police chasing a vehicle on the A2 motorway near the scene of where officers had been hunting Saïd and Chérif Kouachi. | Footage taken from a car following shows French police chasing a vehicle on the A2 motorway near the scene of where officers had been hunting Saïd and Chérif Kouachi. |
| Later helicopters were seen over Dammartin-en-Goële where at least one hostage was seized. | Later helicopters were seen over Dammartin-en-Goële where at least one hostage was seized. |
| Updated | |
| at 11.11am GMT | |
| 11.08am GMT | |
| 11:08 | |
| Last night the Guardian hosted a debate about the Charlie Hebdo attack. Here’s a video of the highlights: | Last night the Guardian hosted a debate about the Charlie Hebdo attack. Here’s a video of the highlights: |
| 11.06am GMT | |
| 11:06 | |
| Residents of Dammartin-en-Goele have been describing their fears. | Residents of Dammartin-en-Goele have been describing their fears. |
| Irène, 82, who lives in the road next to where the printing company is based, told Liberation: | Irène, 82, who lives in the road next to where the printing company is based, told Liberation: |
| I saw a lot of police officers in the street so I switched on my television, and that’s how I found out what was happening. The police officers did not come and see me, I did not get any specific information. I’m scared, I’m really scared. My blinds are open but I don’t dare go near the window to shut them. All my children are calling me because they are scared for me. I can hear helicopters flying around but I can’t hear gunshots. | I saw a lot of police officers in the street so I switched on my television, and that’s how I found out what was happening. The police officers did not come and see me, I did not get any specific information. I’m scared, I’m really scared. My blinds are open but I don’t dare go near the window to shut them. All my children are calling me because they are scared for me. I can hear helicopters flying around but I can’t hear gunshots. |
| One resident tweeted that he had been told to stay indoors. | One resident tweeted that he had been told to stay indoors. |
| C'est a 5min de chez moi putain ! On le reveille en surssaut tout le monde m'envoi des Msgs ! J'bouge pas de chez moi ! | C'est a 5min de chez moi putain ! On le reveille en surssaut tout le monde m'envoi des Msgs ! J'bouge pas de chez moi ! |
| Two residents, tweeting from the area, reported hearing shots. These are unconfirmed reports. One claimed to be in a school. | Two residents, tweeting from the area, reported hearing shots. These are unconfirmed reports. One claimed to be in a school. |
| Une fusillade a coter de mon lycée normal ! On est enfermé dans le lycée interdit de sortir | Une fusillade a coter de mon lycée normal ! On est enfermé dans le lycée interdit de sortir |
| fusillade et prise d'otage à Dammartin, interdiction de sortir du lycée | fusillade et prise d'otage à Dammartin, interdiction de sortir du lycée |
| 11.00am GMT | |
| 11:00 | |
| 10.57am GMT | |
| 10:57 | |
| A Guardian graphic pinpoints the exact location of the siege: | A Guardian graphic pinpoints the exact location of the siege: |
| 10.55am GMT | |
| 10:55 | |
| Images of the siege have emerged from a resident of Dammartin-en-Goele, reports the Observers, a weekly show on the France 24 TV network. | Images of the siege have emerged from a resident of Dammartin-en-Goele, reports the Observers, a weekly show on the France 24 TV network. |
| A person living near the #Dammartin hostage scene sent us these photos #CharlieHebdo #obs pic.twitter.com/FKHD1fGt03 | A person living near the #Dammartin hostage scene sent us these photos #CharlieHebdo #obs pic.twitter.com/FKHD1fGt03 |
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| at 11.00am GMT | |
| 10.44am GMT | |
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| This image shows an aerial view of the building where the Paris shooting suspects are believed to be holed up, Création Tendance Decouverte, in the small community of Dammartin-en-Goele. | This image shows an aerial view of the building where the Paris shooting suspects are believed to be holed up, Création Tendance Decouverte, in the small community of Dammartin-en-Goele. |
| Updated | |
| at 10.50am GMT | |
| 10.38am GMT | |
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| Teachers in the locked down primary schools in Dammartin are trying to reassure pupils by singing nursery rhymes, according to the Guardian’s Kim Willsher. | Teachers in the locked down primary schools in Dammartin are trying to reassure pupils by singing nursery rhymes, according to the Guardian’s Kim Willsher. |
| #CharlyHebdo teacher in siege town says trying to keep children from panicking by singing rhymes and sitting on floor away from windows. | #CharlyHebdo teacher in siege town says trying to keep children from panicking by singing rhymes and sitting on floor away from windows. |
| She also reports seeing ambulances arriving at the scene and a heavy police build up. | She also reports seeing ambulances arriving at the scene and a heavy police build up. |
| #CharlieHebdo another ambulance with police escort speeding up Route National. Journalists being kept well out of place. | #CharlieHebdo another ambulance with police escort speeding up Route National. Journalists being kept well out of place. |
| #CharlieHebdo.Dammartin-en-Goele. Helicopter hovering nearby but visibility hampered by rain and fog.heavily armed gendarmes everywhere. | #CharlieHebdo.Dammartin-en-Goele. Helicopter hovering nearby but visibility hampered by rain and fog.heavily armed gendarmes everywhere. |
| 10.32am GMT | |
| 10:32 | |
| France Info radio has obtained an extraordinary account from a salesman who said he shook one of the suspect’s hands when they arrived at the printing business at 8.30am this morning, writes Angelique Chrisafis in Paris. | France Info radio has obtained an extraordinary account from a salesman who said he shook one of the suspect’s hands when they arrived at the printing business at 8.30am this morning, writes Angelique Chrisafis in Paris. |
| The man, who would only gave his name as Didier, said he had an appointment with Michel, the owner of the printing and publicity material business. Didier said he shook one of the gunmen’s hands who he took to be police special operations officer. He was dressed in black and was heavily armed with at least one rifle. | The man, who would only gave his name as Didier, said he had an appointment with Michel, the owner of the printing and publicity material business. Didier said he shook one of the gunmen’s hands who he took to be police special operations officer. He was dressed in black and was heavily armed with at least one rifle. |
| He said when he arrived at the business his client came out to meet him with what he took to be a policeman, dressed in black combat gear, with a bullet-proof vest. | He said when he arrived at the business his client came out to meet him with what he took to be a policeman, dressed in black combat gear, with a bullet-proof vest. |
| “We all shook hands and my client told me to leave.” Didier added that the man he took to be the policeman said: “Go, we don’t kill civilians”. He added “I thought was strange.” | “We all shook hands and my client told me to leave.” Didier added that the man he took to be the policeman said: “Go, we don’t kill civilians”. He added “I thought was strange.” |
| He said: “As I left I didn’t know what it was, it wasn’t normal. I did not know what was going on. Was it a hostage taking or a burglary?” | He said: “As I left I didn’t know what it was, it wasn’t normal. I did not know what was going on. Was it a hostage taking or a burglary?” |
| 10.30am GMT | |
| 10:30 | |
| Hollande has just given a press conference at the French Interior ministry which didn’t shed any light on the siege. | Hollande has just given a press conference at the French Interior ministry which didn’t shed any light on the siege. |
| He said those taking part in planned demonstrations this weekend will be protected by the police. | He said those taking part in planned demonstrations this weekend will be protected by the police. |
| He praised the strong “international solidarity” for France in the wake of the attack. | He praised the strong “international solidarity” for France in the wake of the attack. |
| Hollande said he had confidence in the way the security service had handled the aftermath of the attack on Charlie Hebdo’s offices. He added: “I have confidence in our country. Our capabilities are better when we are together.” | Hollande said he had confidence in the way the security service had handled the aftermath of the attack on Charlie Hebdo’s offices. He added: “I have confidence in our country. Our capabilities are better when we are together.” |
| He did not make any direct reference to the siege in Dammartin-en-Goele. | He did not make any direct reference to the siege in Dammartin-en-Goele. |
| 10.20am GMT | |
| 10:20 | |
| L’Obs newsweekly is reporting that accoridng to several sources, mobile phones are no longer working in Dammartin. | L’Obs newsweekly is reporting that accoridng to several sources, mobile phones are no longer working in Dammartin. |
| Caoline Morais, who works in the mayor’s office in the town, has told Le Monde: “We are trapped inside, everyone has been shut inside. We are a bit like you, we’re following everything online.” | Caoline Morais, who works in the mayor’s office in the town, has told Le Monde: “We are trapped inside, everyone has been shut inside. We are a bit like you, we’re following everything online.” |
| 10.15am GMT | |
| 10:15 | |
| French special forces have been seen on the roof of a building near the scene of the siege. | French special forces have been seen on the roof of a building near the scene of the siege. |
| Special forces stands on the roof of a building in Dammartin-en-Goele where a hostage-taking is underway #AFP pic.twitter.com/gcm7TRRVfd | Special forces stands on the roof of a building in Dammartin-en-Goele where a hostage-taking is underway #AFP pic.twitter.com/gcm7TRRVfd |
| 10.13am GMT | |
| 10:13 | |
| One MP has suggested that negotiating with the suspects is futile. | One MP has suggested that negotiating with the suspects is futile. |
| Yves Albarello, UMP MP for Seine-et-Marne has told @itele: "the two fugitives declared they wanted to die as martyrs." | Yves Albarello, UMP MP for Seine-et-Marne has told @itele: "the two fugitives declared they wanted to die as martyrs." |
| 10.08am GMT | |
| 10:08 | |
| Charles de Gaulle airport is partially closed as the operation in Dammartin-en-Goele, roughly 8 miles away, continues the Air News Agency reports. | Charles de Gaulle airport is partially closed as the operation in Dammartin-en-Goele, roughly 8 miles away, continues the Air News Agency reports. |
| ALERT Reports: Charles de Gaulle airport partially closed as police conduct operation to detain to Paris attac... http://t.co/fHjqxO6ggU | ALERT Reports: Charles de Gaulle airport partially closed as police conduct operation to detain to Paris attac... http://t.co/fHjqxO6ggU |
| Some reports suggest that runways have been closed while others say that flights are being turned away. | Some reports suggest that runways have been closed while others say that flights are being turned away. |
| Flightradar24 says that all runways at CDG are open but northern runways are being used for take-off only. Two flights, AF47 and AF1695, were prevented from landing at Charles-de-Gaulle airport, according to reports. | Flightradar24 says that all runways at CDG are open but northern runways are being used for take-off only. Two flights, AF47 and AF1695, were prevented from landing at Charles-de-Gaulle airport, according to reports. |
| All runways at CDG are open, but northern runways are used for take offs only http://t.co/f6WtqYcvSa pic.twitter.com/ZXUQFryBDS | All runways at CDG are open, but northern runways are used for take offs only http://t.co/f6WtqYcvSa pic.twitter.com/ZXUQFryBDS |
| 10.03am GMT | |
| 10:03 | |
| The deputy mayor of Paris, Patrick Klugman, has told Sky News that families of the Charlie Hebdo victims were being kept abreast of the ongoing operation this morning. | The deputy mayor of Paris, Patrick Klugman, has told Sky News that families of the Charlie Hebdo victims were being kept abreast of the ongoing operation this morning. |
| He described a “very tense moment of emotion” during a ceremony in Paris to remember the dead, which took place shortly before the siege in Dammartin-en-Goele. | He described a “very tense moment of emotion” during a ceremony in Paris to remember the dead, which took place shortly before the siege in Dammartin-en-Goele. |
| “We are living our kind of 9/11,” he said. “As soon as this attack [happened] Paris citizens came together to show were are not afraid, we are Charlie Hebdo.” | “We are living our kind of 9/11,” he said. “As soon as this attack [happened] Paris citizens came together to show were are not afraid, we are Charlie Hebdo.” |
| 10.03am GMT | |
| 10:03 | |
| 10.02am GMT | |
| 10:02 | |
| Shots confirmed | Shots confirmed |
| The French authorities have confirmed that shots were fired at a roadblock but denied reports of injuries, writes Angelique Chrisafis. | The French authorities have confirmed that shots were fired at a roadblock but denied reports of injuries, writes Angelique Chrisafis. |
| A Ministry of the Interior spokesman confirmed to France Info radio that there was an exchange of fire with gendarmes who were manning a roadblock on the N2 motorway as the brothers approached Paris. No one was injured in the clash. The brothers then drove into the village’s industrial estate and have taken at least one hostage. | A Ministry of the Interior spokesman confirmed to France Info radio that there was an exchange of fire with gendarmes who were manning a roadblock on the N2 motorway as the brothers approached Paris. No one was injured in the clash. The brothers then drove into the village’s industrial estate and have taken at least one hostage. |
| He could not confirm that the police had established contact with the brothers, but said there is always a “phase of negotiation” in these type of siege situation, and denied that an assault was in progress. | He could not confirm that the police had established contact with the brothers, but said there is always a “phase of negotiation” in these type of siege situation, and denied that an assault was in progress. |
| 9.58am GMT | |
| 09:58 | |
| French President François Hollande is due to attend a briefing on the apparent siege. He is expected at the interior ministry for an update on the situation. | French President François Hollande is due to attend a briefing on the apparent siege. He is expected at the interior ministry for an update on the situation. |
| 9.54am GMT | |
| 09:54 | |
| More detail is emerging on the location of the apparent siege: | More detail is emerging on the location of the apparent siege: |
| Le Monde reports that the company at the centre of the police operation, Création Tendance Decouverte, makes signs and exhibition stands for other companies. Its head office is in Paris. The police operation is taking place at its workshop which is in Dammartin-en-Goële. | Le Monde reports that the company at the centre of the police operation, Création Tendance Decouverte, makes signs and exhibition stands for other companies. Its head office is in Paris. The police operation is taking place at its workshop which is in Dammartin-en-Goële. |
| AFP says one person is being held hostage in the building. | AFP says one person is being held hostage in the building. |
| 9.48am GMT | |
| 09:48 | |
| Audio update from siege town | Audio update from siege town |
| Dammartin-en-Goele is completely sealed off by police Kim Willsher reports in a phone update from the edge of the town. “It’s a very confusing situation” she said amid unconfirmed reports of injuries in a shoot out and hostages being taken. | Dammartin-en-Goele is completely sealed off by police Kim Willsher reports in a phone update from the edge of the town. “It’s a very confusing situation” she said amid unconfirmed reports of injuries in a shoot out and hostages being taken. |
| 9.38am GMT | |
| 09:38 | |
| 9.37am GMT | |
| 09:37 | |
| 9.35am GMT | |
| 09:35 | |
| Grégory, a local resident in Dammartin, told BFMTV by phone that locals were staying at home behind locked doors, writes Angelique Chrisafis. | Grégory, a local resident in Dammartin, told BFMTV by phone that locals were staying at home behind locked doors, writes Angelique Chrisafis. |
| He said he was around 300m from the building involved in the police operation, describing it as a small building on the industrial site. He said he had only realised what was going on this morning when a massive police contingent arrived in the area and helicopters began circling overhead. “Everyone is blocked in their homes behind locked doors.” | He said he was around 300m from the building involved in the police operation, describing it as a small building on the industrial site. He said he had only realised what was going on this morning when a massive police contingent arrived in the area and helicopters began circling overhead. “Everyone is blocked in their homes behind locked doors.” |
| 9.26am GMT | |
| 09:26 | |
| Here’s a brief rundown, from Josh Halliday, on what we know so far about the siege: | Here’s a brief rundown, from Josh Halliday, on what we know so far about the siege: |
| Updated | |
| at 9.37am GMT | |
| 9.21am GMT | |
| 09:21 | |
| AFP says the siege is taking place in a printing business not a construction firm. | AFP says the siege is taking place in a printing business not a construction firm. |
| The suspects were holed up in a small printing business named CTD, a source close to the investigation said. “It’s not sure how many people are inside,” the source said. | The suspects were holed up in a small printing business named CTD, a source close to the investigation said. “It’s not sure how many people are inside,” the source said. |
| It also quoted a source denying that Reuters claim of one fatality in the shoot out. | It also quoted a source denying that Reuters claim of one fatality in the shoot out. |
| Updated | |
| at 9.23am GMT | |
| 9.18am GMT | |
| 09:18 | |
| Reuters reports that least one person was killed and several injured in shootout before at least one hostage was taken in Dammartin-en-Goele in France. This is all unverified by the authorities, who have only confirmed that a major operation is under way. | Reuters reports that least one person was killed and several injured in shootout before at least one hostage was taken in Dammartin-en-Goele in France. This is all unverified by the authorities, who have only confirmed that a major operation is under way. |
| Updated | |
| at 9.33am GMT | |
| 9.13am GMT | |
| 09:13 | |
| Le Figaro has published an image of the building where the siege is believed to be taking place. | Le Figaro has published an image of the building where the siege is believed to be taking place. |
| La prise d'otage aurait lieu dans l'entreprise Création Tendance Découverte #CharlieHebdo http://t.co/lGFj3d5XJB pic.twitter.com/oOX8nr9SSp | La prise d'otage aurait lieu dans l'entreprise Création Tendance Découverte #CharlieHebdo http://t.co/lGFj3d5XJB pic.twitter.com/oOX8nr9SSp |
| 9.08am GMT | |
| 09:08 | |
| Pupils at three primary schools in Dammartin-en-Goele have been told to stay inside their classrooms, according to France Info. | Pupils at three primary schools in Dammartin-en-Goele have been told to stay inside their classrooms, according to France Info. |
| Les élèves confinés dans les trois écoles primaires et au lycée de Dammartin-en-Goële. #fusillade #traque | Les élèves confinés dans les trois écoles primaires et au lycée de Dammartin-en-Goële. #fusillade #traque |
| 9.05am GMT | |
| 09:05 | |
| Police are reported to have entered negotiations with the suspects amid still unconfirmed claims that they are holding at least one hostage. | Police are reported to have entered negotiations with the suspects amid still unconfirmed claims that they are holding at least one hostage. |
| DERNIÈRE MINUTE - Les négociations avec les fugitifs auraient commencé #traque #CharlieHebdo http://t.co/lGFj3d5XJB pic.twitter.com/uChwntIDku | DERNIÈRE MINUTE - Les négociations avec les fugitifs auraient commencé #traque #CharlieHebdo http://t.co/lGFj3d5XJB pic.twitter.com/uChwntIDku |
| Prise d'otage à Dammartin-en-Goële : une personne est aux mains des suspects (@itele) pic.twitter.com/RxafYCpf04 | Prise d'otage à Dammartin-en-Goële : une personne est aux mains des suspects (@itele) pic.twitter.com/RxafYCpf04 |
| AFP has this brief account: | AFP has this brief account: |
| Shots were fired during a car chase and at least one hostage was taken to the north-east of Paris Friday, in the same area police were hunting for two brothers accused of slaughtering 12 people in an Islamist assault. | Shots were fired during a car chase and at least one hostage was taken to the north-east of Paris Friday, in the same area police were hunting for two brothers accused of slaughtering 12 people in an Islamist assault. |
| 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 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. |
| It was not immediately clear how many people were being held hostage, according to a police source close to the investigation. | It was not immediately clear how many people were being held hostage, according to a police source close to the investigation. |
| 9.01am GMT | |
| 09:01 | |
| Here’s a map showing where the “major operation” is underway. | Here’s a map showing where the “major operation” is underway. |
| Updated | |
| at 9.03am GMT | |
| 8.59am GMT | |
| 08:59 | |
| A BBC correspondent in the area reports seeing five helicopters above an industrial area on the edge of Dammartin-en-Goele. | A BBC correspondent in the area reports seeing five helicopters above an industrial area on the edge of Dammartin-en-Goele. |
| There are unconfirmed reports that the suspects have occupied the offices of a construction company. Reports of hostages being taken are also unconfirmed, but a siege appears to be underway. | There are unconfirmed reports that the suspects have occupied the offices of a construction company. Reports of hostages being taken are also unconfirmed, but a siege appears to be underway. |
| Updated | |
| at 9.03am GMT | |
| 8.51am GMT | |
| 08:51 | |
| A hostage taking is under way in a business in the town of Dammartin-en-Goele, near Charles de Gaulle airport, Le Figaro reports. At least one person is believed to have been taken by the suspects. | A hostage taking is under way in a business in the town of Dammartin-en-Goele, near Charles de Gaulle airport, Le Figaro reports. At least one person is believed to have been taken by the suspects. |
| Earlier, the suspects hijacked a grey Peugeot after abandoning their hijacked Renault Clio, which reportedly had run out of petrol. | Earlier, the suspects hijacked a grey Peugeot after abandoning their hijacked Renault Clio, which reportedly had run out of petrol. |
| .@BCazeneuve : «Une opération est en cours à #DammartinenGoele » #traque #CharlieHebdo http://t.co/lGFj3d5XJB pic.twitter.com/fdpClIis8t | .@BCazeneuve : «Une opération est en cours à #DammartinenGoele » #traque #CharlieHebdo http://t.co/lGFj3d5XJB pic.twitter.com/fdpClIis8t |
| Updated | |
| at 9.03am GMT | |
| 8.48am GMT | |
| 08:48 | |
| 'Major operation' confirmed | 'Major operation' confirmed |
| French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve has confirmed that a major operation is underway in Dammartin-en-Goele where police helicopters have been deployed. | French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve has confirmed that a major operation is underway in Dammartin-en-Goele where police helicopters have been deployed. |
| Bernard Cazeneuve : "une opération est en cours à Dammartin-en-Goële, le GIGN se rend sur place" http://t.co/ursrK4Wk9b | Bernard Cazeneuve : "une opération est en cours à Dammartin-en-Goële, le GIGN se rend sur place" http://t.co/ursrK4Wk9b |
| 8.42am GMT | |
| 08:42 | |
| Three helicopters deployed | Three helicopters deployed |
| Three helicopters have been deployed over the town Dammartin-en-Goele 40km north-east of Paris, according to Le Figaro. | Three helicopters have been deployed over the town Dammartin-en-Goele 40km north-east of Paris, according to Le Figaro. |
| DERNIÈRE MINUTE - 3 hélicoptères sont mobilisés à #DammartinEnGoele #traque #CharlieHebdo http://t.co/2A0s2WxBmZ pic.twitter.com/ObUbpLfUZq | DERNIÈRE MINUTE - 3 hélicoptères sont mobilisés à #DammartinEnGoele #traque #CharlieHebdo http://t.co/2A0s2WxBmZ pic.twitter.com/ObUbpLfUZq |
| 8.38am GMT | |
| 08:38 | |
| 'Shots fired' and 'hostages taken' in manhunt | 'Shots fired' and 'hostages taken' in manhunt |
| There are unconfirmed reports that shots have been fired and hostages taken in the manhunt for the Kouachi brothers. | There are unconfirmed reports that shots have been fired and hostages taken in the manhunt for the Kouachi brothers. |
| Shots fired on road where Charlie Hebdo killers spotted http://t.co/TlM5hCkACA | Shots fired on road where Charlie Hebdo killers spotted http://t.co/TlM5hCkACA |
| #BREAKING Hostages taken north-east of Paris: police | #BREAKING Hostages taken north-east of Paris: police |
| Meanwhile AP reports that the suspects have stolen another car. It cites a security source. | Meanwhile AP reports that the suspects have stolen another car. It cites a security source. |
| BREAKING: French security source: Suspects in newspaper shooting stole car, on move again | BREAKING: French security source: Suspects in newspaper shooting stole car, on move again |
| 8.25am GMT | |
| 08:25 | |
| The Guardian’s al-Qaida expert Jason Burke, has more on Cherif Kouachi’s reported links with the terrorist network. | The Guardian’s al-Qaida expert Jason Burke, has more on Cherif Kouachi’s reported links with the terrorist network. |
| Djamal Beghal is the Algerian-born French militant who reportedly became Cherif Kouachi’s mentor in prison in 2005 and 2006 France when the suspected Charlie-Hebdo attacker was detained for his involvement in a network funnelling volunteers to fight the US in Iraq alongside al-Qaida. | Djamal Beghal is the Algerian-born French militant who reportedly became Cherif Kouachi’s mentor in prison in 2005 and 2006 France when the suspected Charlie-Hebdo attacker was detained for his involvement in a network funnelling volunteers to fight the US in Iraq alongside al-Qaida. |
| He is also an example of how the now long-forgotten violent struggles of the early 1990s in many Islamic countries against militants still have an impact 20 years or more later, and how extremism continues to function through personal rather than organisational links. | He is also an example of how the now long-forgotten violent struggles of the early 1990s in many Islamic countries against militants still have an impact 20 years or more later, and how extremism continues to function through personal rather than organisational links. |
| Beghal had come to France in the mid 1980s from Algeria, married a French woman, gained citizenship and lived in a run-down towerblock on the outskirts of Paris. Active in militant circles since the beginning of the civil war in Algeria in 1992, he was picked up by French police on suspicion of membership of the brutal Algerian outfit, the Groupe Islamique Armée (GIA), in or around 1995. | Beghal had come to France in the mid 1980s from Algeria, married a French woman, gained citizenship and lived in a run-down towerblock on the outskirts of Paris. Active in militant circles since the beginning of the civil war in Algeria in 1992, he was picked up by French police on suspicion of membership of the brutal Algerian outfit, the Groupe Islamique Armée (GIA), in or around 1995. |
| In 1997 Beghal and his family moved to Britain, settling in Leicester. Beghal told interrogators in Dubai – in a confession that he later said was extracted under torture - that his aim was to merely to study with the London-based Jordanian radical cleric Abu Qutada whose taped lectures he had frequently heard in France. | In 1997 Beghal and his family moved to Britain, settling in Leicester. Beghal told interrogators in Dubai – in a confession that he later said was extracted under torture - that his aim was to merely to study with the London-based Jordanian radical cleric Abu Qutada whose taped lectures he had frequently heard in France. |
| Abu Qutada encouraged his admirer to distribute texts and tapes of his speeches across the Channel. “Abu Qutada never asked me to set up a network for him in France but just to spread his message,” Beghal said in his interrogation. French investigators did not believe this is the truth. | Abu Qutada encouraged his admirer to distribute texts and tapes of his speeches across the Channel. “Abu Qutada never asked me to set up a network for him in France but just to spread his message,” Beghal said in his interrogation. French investigators did not believe this is the truth. |
| During this time Beghal spent time at the Finsbury Park mosque, then under the influence of Abu Hamza. Extradited from the UK, Hamza was convicted in the US last year of 11 charges of instigating terrorist acts. | During this time Beghal spent time at the Finsbury Park mosque, then under the influence of Abu Hamza. Extradited from the UK, Hamza was convicted in the US last year of 11 charges of instigating terrorist acts. |
| In 1998 Beghal and his spiritual mentor discussed the duty of hijra, the flight of the faithful from impious lands, he told investigators. Afghanistan was mentioned as a possible destination. | In 1998 Beghal and his spiritual mentor discussed the duty of hijra, the flight of the faithful from impious lands, he told investigators. Afghanistan was mentioned as a possible destination. |
| In the autumn of 2000, Beghal travelled to Afghanistan where he underwent basic training at a camp run by bin Laden’s associates near Kabul. | In the autumn of 2000, Beghal travelled to Afghanistan where he underwent basic training at a camp run by bin Laden’s associates near Kabul. |
| Investigators believed he made the journey specifically to seek help from al-Qaida with a plan to blow up the US embassy in Paris. Beghal said the idea was al-Qaida’s. | Investigators believed he made the journey specifically to seek help from al-Qaida with a plan to blow up the US embassy in Paris. Beghal said the idea was al-Qaida’s. |
| In the spring of 2001 Beghal told his interrogators he was contacted by an aide of Osama bin Laden. | In the spring of 2001 Beghal told his interrogators he was contacted by an aide of Osama bin Laden. |
| “He told me that the time for action had come and asked me if I was ready. I said I was and he said that the plan was to blow up the US embassy in Paris. He gave me three presents: a stick of niswak (wood used for cleaning teeth), a bottle of perfume and a prayer cap. He said they were from bin Laden. He told me that 350,000 Francs ($55,000) had been placed in a bank account in Morocco for me.” | “He told me that the time for action had come and asked me if I was ready. I said I was and he said that the plan was to blow up the US embassy in Paris. He gave me three presents: a stick of niswak (wood used for cleaning teeth), a bottle of perfume and a prayer cap. He said they were from bin Laden. He told me that 350,000 Francs ($55,000) had been placed in a bank account in Morocco for me.” |
| Beghal claimed he had been radicalised in the Afghan camps but before that he had shunned violence. However he was convicted by a French court after being arrested in August 2001 and sentenced to ten years in prison. | Beghal claimed he had been radicalised in the Afghan camps but before that he had shunned violence. However he was convicted by a French court after being arrested in August 2001 and sentenced to ten years in prison. |
| It was there that he met Cherif Kouachi and appears to have played a role familiar to intelligence services working to counter Islamic militancy – of the older veteran who reinforces and channels a younger man’s existing extremist tendencies - much as Qatada or bin Laden may have done for him. | It was there that he met Cherif Kouachi and appears to have played a role familiar to intelligence services working to counter Islamic militancy – of the older veteran who reinforces and channels a younger man’s existing extremist tendencies - much as Qatada or bin Laden may have done for him. |
| #CharlieHebdo > Les liens de Chérif Kouachi avec le terrorisme http://t.co/t7DY5Os18W pic.twitter.com/cVQE9gflZG | #CharlieHebdo > Les liens de Chérif Kouachi avec le terrorisme http://t.co/t7DY5Os18W pic.twitter.com/cVQE9gflZG |
| 8.14am GMT | |
| 08:14 | |
| In Britain Sir Malcolm Rifkind, chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee, has backed MI5’s call for snooping powers in the wake of Wednesday’s killings. | In Britain Sir Malcolm Rifkind, chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee, has backed MI5’s call for snooping powers in the wake of Wednesday’s killings. |
| Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme Rifkind said: | Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme Rifkind said: |
| I do entirely endorse what’s been said by Sir Andrew Parker, the head of MI5, that the evidence suggests that terrorist threat in the UK is as serious as it has ever been ... As Mr Parker pointed out the intelligence agencies are finding it increasingly difficult to be able to intercept communications between terrorists and people they are working with. | I do entirely endorse what’s been said by Sir Andrew Parker, the head of MI5, that the evidence suggests that terrorist threat in the UK is as serious as it has ever been ... As Mr Parker pointed out the intelligence agencies are finding it increasingly difficult to be able to intercept communications between terrorists and people they are working with. |
| What is emerging in Paris is that the two individual responsible for the terrible massacre at Charlie Hebdo were communicating with people in the Yemen over the last days, last few weeks. | What is emerging in Paris is that the two individual responsible for the terrible massacre at Charlie Hebdo were communicating with people in the Yemen over the last days, last few weeks. |
| The hugely important objective is to enable intelligence agencies to be able to get hold of these communications to try to prevent incidents of this kind ... | The hugely important objective is to enable intelligence agencies to be able to get hold of these communications to try to prevent incidents of this kind ... |
| What we are talking about is ensuring that they have the technical capability and the legal authority to use modern methods to target, to find individuals who may be plotting serious crime ... | What we are talking about is ensuring that they have the technical capability and the legal authority to use modern methods to target, to find individuals who may be plotting serious crime ... |
| We know from Paris that these individuals were already on the radar screen. | We know from Paris that these individuals were already on the radar screen. |
| What’s at issue is whether the communication companies ... should be required to keep records so that if at any stage there is a need to consider interception it can be done under lawful authority. | What’s at issue is whether the communication companies ... should be required to keep records so that if at any stage there is a need to consider interception it can be done under lawful authority. |
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| at 8.17am GMT | |
| 7.48am GMT | |
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| Islamic State praises attackers as heros | Islamic State praises attackers as heros |
| The Islamic State group, which control large parts of Iraq and Syria, has praised the gunmen behind the Charlie Hebdo killings as “heroic jihadists”. | The Islamic State group, which control large parts of Iraq and Syria, has praised the gunmen behind the Charlie Hebdo killings as “heroic jihadists”. |
| Citing the monitoring monitoring group Site Intelligence, Reuters reports: | Citing the monitoring monitoring group Site Intelligence, Reuters reports: |
| Site said Islamic State praised the gunmen in a brief note in its daily audio bulletin, which was distributed on Twitter and jihadi forums on Thursday. | Site said Islamic State praised the gunmen in a brief note in its daily audio bulletin, which was distributed on Twitter and jihadi forums on Thursday. |
| “We start our bulletin with France. Heroic jihadists killed 12 journalists and wounded ten others working in the French magazine Charlie Hebdo, and that was support for our master (Prophet) Mohammad, may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him,” according to the audio bulletin. | “We start our bulletin with France. Heroic jihadists killed 12 journalists and wounded ten others working in the French magazine Charlie Hebdo, and that was support for our master (Prophet) Mohammad, may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him,” according to the audio bulletin. |
| IS Regards Charlie Hebdo Gunmen as “Heroic Jihadists” in Audio Bulletin http://t.co/0O2vdXXdHT | IS Regards Charlie Hebdo Gunmen as “Heroic Jihadists” in Audio Bulletin http://t.co/0O2vdXXdHT |
| 7.30am GMT | |
| 07:30 | |
| Welcome to the third day of our live coverage of the aftermath of the deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris as a massive manhunt for the two suspected gunmen continues. | Welcome to the third day of our live coverage of the aftermath of the deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris as a massive manhunt for the two suspected gunmen continues. |
| Here’s a summary of the latest developments | Here’s a summary of the latest developments |
| You can catch up on our previous live blog here. | You can catch up on our previous live blog here. |