Reports are coming in from AFP that the two hostage situations in France are over. The Kouachi brothers, who are suspects in the Charlie Hebdo shooting, were killed in a raid on a printing works in Dammartin-en-Goele this afternoon. They had been holding one person hostage, who has now been freed.
Police launch assault where #CharlieHebdo suspects holed up. Photo Joel Saget #AFP pic.twitter.com/KTPZIFhUiA
— AFP Photo Department (@AFPphoto) January 9, 2015
In a separate incident in the Paris suburb of Montrouge, the French special forces stormed a Jewish supermarket at around 4:30pm, where another gunman was holding at least five people hostage. The same gunman is also suspected of killing a policewoman yesterday.
Five dead, including gunman, in Paris supermarket hostage drama. #AFP pic.twitter.com/5ZlHxM2Gbv — AFP Photo Department (@AFPphoto) January 9, 2015
Four of the hostages were killed prior to the security services entering the site. Two police officers have reportedly been injured and several hostages were seen leaving the supermarket.
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