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• Chérif and Saïd Kouachi, the two Parisian brothers suspected of carrying out the massacre at the Charlie Hebdo magazine, are on the run.• Chérif and Saïd Kouachi, the two Parisian brothers suspected of carrying out the massacre at the Charlie Hebdo magazine, are on the run.
• Since the shooting on Wednesday, the suspected gunmen were reported to have robbed a petrol station near Villers-Cotterets, 70 miles north-east of Paris, and driven off with assault rifles and rocket launchers in the back of their car.• Since the shooting on Wednesday, the suspected gunmen were reported to have robbed a petrol station near Villers-Cotterets, 70 miles north-east of Paris, and driven off with assault rifles and rocket launchers in the back of their car.
• At about 8.30am GMT on Friday, there were reports of shots being fired and hostages taken in Dammartin-en-Goele, 16 miles north-east of Paris. • At about 8.30am GMT on Friday, there were reports of shots being fired and hostages taken in Dammartin-en-Goele, 26 miles north-east of Paris.
• A major operation is under way in Dammartin-en-Goele, the French interior minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, has said. • Scores of armed police officers have surrounded an industrial estate in Dammartin-en-Goele, north-east of Paris, where the suspects have holed up.
• The suspected Charlie Hebdo gunmen are reportedly holed up at a printing business on an industrial estate and have reportedly taken at least one hostage. • A police official at the scene has told AP the suspected Charlie Hebdo gunmen have taken one person hostage.
• Police officers are said to have opened hostage negotiations with the suspects amid reports that shots were fired during a car chase earlier on Friday morning. • The suspects took over a printworks after a shootout with armed police officers, sparking a major operation involving Swat teams and military helicopters.
• The apparent siege is taking place close to Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, and there are reports that flights have been delayed and runways closed. • 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.
• An interior ministry 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 gunfight. The brothers then drove into the village’s industrial estate.
• 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.