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| Charlie Hebdo hunt: Double hostage crisis in France | Charlie Hebdo hunt: Double hostage crisis in France |
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| A gunman has seized hostages at a kosher supermarket in Paris as police have cornered the two Charlie Hebdo massacre suspects further north. | A gunman has seized hostages at a kosher supermarket in Paris as police have cornered the two Charlie Hebdo massacre suspects further north. |
| A police officer told the BBC that two people were killed after a gunman believed to be the killer of a policewoman in Montrouge entered the supermarket near Porte de Vincennes. | A police officer told the BBC that two people were killed after a gunman believed to be the killer of a policewoman in Montrouge entered the supermarket near Porte de Vincennes. |
| Armed police have flooded the area. | Armed police have flooded the area. |
| In Dammartin-en-Goele, 35km (22 miles) north-east of Paris, the Charlie Hebdo suspects are also holding a hostage. | In Dammartin-en-Goele, 35km (22 miles) north-east of Paris, the Charlie Hebdo suspects are also holding a hostage. |
| The Islamist militants are inside a small printing business and have reportedly said they are prepared to die. | The Islamist militants are inside a small printing business and have reportedly said they are prepared to die. |
| Twelve people were shot dead and 11 were injured in Wednesday's attack on the office of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical magazine which freely mocks religion. | Twelve people were shot dead and 11 were injured in Wednesday's attack on the office of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical magazine which freely mocks religion. |
| The unprecedented attack shocked France and there has been an outpouring of sympathy and solidarity worldwide. | The unprecedented attack shocked France and there has been an outpouring of sympathy and solidarity worldwide. |
| 'Armed and dangerous' | 'Armed and dangerous' |
| Armed anti-terror teams have surrounded the Hypercacher supermarket on avenue de la Porte de Vincennes in eastern Paris, where a gunman is said to be holding five hostages. | Armed anti-terror teams have surrounded the Hypercacher supermarket on avenue de la Porte de Vincennes in eastern Paris, where a gunman is said to be holding five hostages. |
| He knew at least one of the suspected Charlie Hebdo attackers, brothers Cherif and Said Kouachi, a source told AFP news agency. | He knew at least one of the suspected Charlie Hebdo attackers, brothers Cherif and Said Kouachi, a source told AFP news agency. |
| The gunman has threatened to kill his captives if police seek to capture the brothers, reports citing police say. | The gunman has threatened to kill his captives if police seek to capture the brothers, reports citing police say. |
| Schools near the supermarket are under lockdown. | Schools near the supermarket are under lockdown. |
| Separately police have ordered the closure of all shops in the Marais, a traditionally Jewish area in the heart of Paris's central tourist district. | Separately police have ordered the closure of all shops in the Marais, a traditionally Jewish area in the heart of Paris's central tourist district. |
| The gunman in eastern Paris is also suspected to be behind the shooting of a policewoman in the southern suburb of Montrouge on Thursday. | The gunman in eastern Paris is also suspected to be behind the shooting of a policewoman in the southern suburb of Montrouge on Thursday. |
| French police have issued an appeal for witnesses to that shooting. They said they were looking for two people: a man called Amedy Coulibaly, 32, and a woman called Hayat Boumeddiene, 26. | French police have issued an appeal for witnesses to that shooting. They said they were looking for two people: a man called Amedy Coulibaly, 32, and a woman called Hayat Boumeddiene, 26. |
| The two were thought to be "armed and dangerous", French police said. | The two were thought to be "armed and dangerous", French police said. |
| The Charlie Hebdo attackers, linked by intelligence officials to militant groups, shouted Islamist slogans during the shooting at the magazine office on Wednesday and then fled Paris in a hijacked car, heading north. | The Charlie Hebdo attackers, linked by intelligence officials to militant groups, shouted Islamist slogans during the shooting at the magazine office on Wednesday and then fled Paris in a hijacked car, heading north. |
| Shots were fired during a high-speed car chase earlier on Friday. | Shots were fired during a high-speed car chase earlier on Friday. |
| It appears the suspects had hijacked another car in the town of Montagny-Sainte-Felicite before travelling on to Dammartin. | It appears the suspects had hijacked another car in the town of Montagny-Sainte-Felicite before travelling on to Dammartin. |
| The car's owner is said to have recognised them as the Kouachi brothers. | The car's owner is said to have recognised them as the Kouachi brothers. |
| In a televised statement, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve confirmed the men being sought on Friday were those wanted for the Charlie Hebdo attack and said they would be "neutralised". | In a televised statement, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve confirmed the men being sought on Friday were those wanted for the Charlie Hebdo attack and said they would be "neutralised". |
| Residents warned | Residents warned |
| The suspects have been surrounded in a small printing business named CTD, a source close to the investigation told AFP. | The suspects have been surrounded in a small printing business named CTD, a source close to the investigation told AFP. |
| Officials from the town council say pupils from three schools are being evacuated to a nearby gymnasium, where they will be reunited with their parents. | Officials from the town council say pupils from three schools are being evacuated to a nearby gymnasium, where they will be reunited with their parents. |
| Christelle Alleume, who works near CTD in Dammartin, said a round of gunfire had interrupted her morning coffee break. | Christelle Alleume, who works near CTD in Dammartin, said a round of gunfire had interrupted her morning coffee break. |
| "We heard shots and we returned very fast because everyone was afraid," she told French broadcaster iTele. "We had orders to turn off the lights and not approach the windows." | "We heard shots and we returned very fast because everyone was afraid," she told French broadcaster iTele. "We had orders to turn off the lights and not approach the windows." |
| People in the area say police helicopters began arriving around 08:45 (07:45 GMT) followed by convoys of armed officers. Sharpshooters could be seen taking up position on rooftops. | People in the area say police helicopters began arriving around 08:45 (07:45 GMT) followed by convoys of armed officers. Sharpshooters could be seen taking up position on rooftops. |
| The security situation has affected flights at the main airport in Paris, which is in the vicinity. Officials at Paris Charles de Gaulle say they have changed landing and take-off patterns for aircraft in the light of the security situation. | The security situation has affected flights at the main airport in Paris, which is in the vicinity. Officials at Paris Charles de Gaulle say they have changed landing and take-off patterns for aircraft in the light of the security situation. |
| 'Al-Qaeda' | 'Al-Qaeda' |
| It is believed the Charlie Hebdo gunmen were angered by the satirical magazine's irreverent depictions of the Prophet Muhammad. | It is believed the Charlie Hebdo gunmen were angered by the satirical magazine's irreverent depictions of the Prophet Muhammad. |
| During the attack on Charlie Hebdo, the attackers are said to have shouted "We are al-Qaeda, Yemen", an apparent reference to the al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula group (AQAP). | During the attack on Charlie Hebdo, the attackers are said to have shouted "We are al-Qaeda, Yemen", an apparent reference to the al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula group (AQAP). |
| In the US, a senior official has told reporters that one of the two brothers alleged to have carried out the attack, Said Kouachi, spent "a few months" training in Yemen with the group. | In the US, a senior official has told reporters that one of the two brothers alleged to have carried out the attack, Said Kouachi, spent "a few months" training in Yemen with the group. |
| Said and his younger brother, convicted terrorist Cherif Kouachi, were on a US no-fly list before the attack, a US counter-terrorism official told the New York Times. | Said and his younger brother, convicted terrorist Cherif Kouachi, were on a US no-fly list before the attack, a US counter-terrorism official told the New York Times. |
| France's main Muslim federations have called on imams at 2,300 French mosques to "condemn the violence and the terrorism with maximum firmness". | France's main Muslim federations have called on imams at 2,300 French mosques to "condemn the violence and the terrorism with maximum firmness". |
| Charlie Hebdo victims | Charlie Hebdo victims |
| The victims | The victims |
| Obituary: Defiant editor | Obituary: Defiant editor |
| A mosque and a kebab shop in Paris were attacked on Thursday. There were no injuries. | A mosque and a kebab shop in Paris were attacked on Thursday. There were no injuries. |
| President Francois Hollande called for tolerance, saying France had been "struck directly in the heart of its capital, in a place where the spirit of liberty and thus of resistance breathed freely". | President Francois Hollande called for tolerance, saying France had been "struck directly in the heart of its capital, in a place where the spirit of liberty and thus of resistance breathed freely". |
| "Reassuring the population is telling them that they live in a state run by the rule of law and which has the will to be together, to refuse one-upmanship, stigmatisation and caricatures," he said. | "Reassuring the population is telling them that they live in a state run by the rule of law and which has the will to be together, to refuse one-upmanship, stigmatisation and caricatures," he said. |
| The lawyer for Charlie Hebdo, Richard Malka, has said that next week's edition of the magazine will go ahead on Wednesday and will have a print run of one million instead of the normal 60,000 copies. | The lawyer for Charlie Hebdo, Richard Malka, has said that next week's edition of the magazine will go ahead on Wednesday and will have a print run of one million instead of the normal 60,000 copies. |
| "It's very hard. We are all suffering, with grief, with fear, but we will do it anyway because stupidity will not win," columnist Patrick Pelloux said. | "It's very hard. We are all suffering, with grief, with fear, but we will do it anyway because stupidity will not win," columnist Patrick Pelloux said. |