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Charlie Hebdo magazine attack manhunt: what we know so far Paris shootings manhunt: what we know so far
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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 shooting 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 attack on Wednesday, the suspected gunmen were reported to have robbed a petrol station near Villers-Cotterêts, 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, 26 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-Goële, 26 miles north-east of the French capital.
• Scores of armed police officers have surrounded an industrial estate in Dammartin-en-Goele, north-east of Paris, where the suspects have holed up. • Scores of armed police officers have surrounded an industrial estate in Dammartin-en-Goële, where the suspects have holed up.
• A police official at the scene has told AP the suspected Charlie Hebdo gunmen have taken one person hostage. • A police official at the scene has told Associated Press that one person has been taken hostage.
• The suspects took over a printworks after a shootout with armed police officers, sparking a major operation involving Swat teams and military helicopters.• The suspects 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.
• 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.• 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.
• Meanwhile, several people have been taken hostage in a second siege at a kosher supermarket in eastern Paris after shots were fired. • Several people have been taken hostage in a second siege at a kosher supermarket in eastern Paris after shots were fired.
• Police officers are in a standoff with the gunman near the Porte de Vincennes and roads near the supermarket were sealed off after the alarm was raised at around 12pm GMT. Reports in French media say the gunman is the same man suspected of killing policewoman Clarissa Jean-Philippe in Montrouge on Thursday. He is reportedly holding five hostages. • Police officers are in a standoff with the gunman near the Porte de Vincennes and roads near the supermarket were sealed off after the alarm was raised at around 12pm GMT. Reports in the French media say the gunman is the same man suspected of killing policewoman Clarissa Jean-Philippe in Montrouge, south of Paris, on Thursday. He is reportedly holding five hostages.
• French police have issued an appeal for two suspects linked to the killing of Jean-Philippe. It named them as Hayat Boumeddienne, 26, and Amedy Coulibaly, 32. Coulibaly was also linked by French media to the ongoing Kosher supermarket siege.