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Charlie Hebdo hunt: Police storm two hostage sites Charlie Hebdo hunt: Police storm two hostage sites
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French police have stormed two hostage sites in Paris and north of the city, with the hostage takers reported dead. French police have stormed two hostage sites in the Paris area, killing three hostage takers.
Explosions were heard at a warehouse in Dammartin-en-Goele, where two suspects in the Charlie Hebdo magazine shootings had been holding one hostage. Two brothers suspected in the Charlie Hebdo magazine shootings died in an assault at a warehouse where they had been holding a hostage north of Paris.
Explosions and gunfire could also be heard at a supermarket in eastern Paris, at Porte de Vincennes, where several hostages were held. In the second incident, anti-terror forces stormed a supermarket in eastern Paris where several hostages were being held by a gunman.
Reports suggest a gunman there was linked to the Charlie Hebdo suspects. Four hostages there were killed prior to the police assault, reports say.
After the operation started, several hostages could be seen leaving the supermarket. The hostage taker at the supermarket is believed to be linked to the two Charlie Hebdo suspects.
Police told French media that four hostages in the supermarket had been killed prior to security forces storming the site. After the police operation started, several hostages could be seen leaving the Hypercacher supermarket.
Two police officers were injured in the operation at the Hypercacher supermarket, AP reported. Two police officers were injured in the rescue operation, AP reported.
The hostage at the warehouse in Dammartin has been freed, while a police officer at the scene was injured, AFP news agency said. A hostage at the warehouse in Dammartin-en-Goele, 35km (22 miles) north of Paris, has also been freed, while a police officer at the scene was injured, AFP news agency said.
The police assault comes after three tense days in France. French President Francois Hollande is expected to address the nation later on Friday.
The police assaults came after three tense days in France.
Twelve people were shot dead and 11 were injured in Wednesday's attack on the office of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical magazine.Twelve people were shot dead and 11 were injured in Wednesday's attack on the office of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical magazine.
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.
The two suspects of the Charlie Hebdo shootings, brothers Cherif and Said Kouachi, had been on the run for two days, before being surrounded at the Dammartin warehouse on Friday. The two suspects of the Charlie Hebdo shootings, brothers Cherif and Said Kouachi, had been on the run for two days, before being surrounded at Dammartin as night fell on Friday.
French police said they came out firing, at which point police stormed the warehouse.French police said they came out firing, at which point police stormed the warehouse.
The hostage taker at the Vincennes supermarket knew at least one of the suspected Charlie Hebdo attackers, a source told AFP news agency. The hostage taker in eastern Paris targeted a Jewish supermarket, Hypercacher, near Porte de Vincennes. He has been named in media reports as Amedy Coulibaly, 32.
The gunman had threatened to kill his captives if police attempted to capture the brothers, reports citing police said. He knew at least one of the suspected Charlie Hebdo attackers, a source told AFP news agency.
The gunman was also suspected of being behind the shooting of a policewoman in the southern suburb of Montrouge on Thursday. He had threatened to kill his captives if police attempted to capture the brothers, reports citing police said.
On Friday, French police 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. He was also suspected of being behind the shooting of a policewoman in the southern suburb of Montrouge on Thursday.
On Friday, French police issued an appeal for witnesses to that shooting. They said they were looking for Amedy Coulibaly, as well as a woman called Hayat Boumeddiene, 26.