Breaking: 4 Hostages in Kosher Supermarket Killed; Others Freed
Explosions and gunshots rang out and smoke rose from Hyper Cacher – the kosher supermarket in Paris where a gunman working in tandem with the two Charlie Hebdo attackers held several hostages. French special forces stormed the building and killed the hostage taker. Images show several hostages – more than the 5 or 6 reported – escaping alive from the supermarket. Sadly, French media have confirmed that 4 of the hostages were killed.
The terrorist hostage-taker, Amedy Coulibaly, has been confirmed killed amid the operation.
A simultaneous operation was underway against the two brothers, Said and Cherif Kouachi, wanted for the Charlie Hebdo massacre two days ago, where they were holed up with a hostage in a city north of Paris. Both brothers are confirmed to have been killed in the operation, and their hostage released safe and sound.
This is a developing story. It will be updated with more information as it becomes available.
Several hostages freed at Jewish supermarket in Paris. Photo Thomas Samson #AFP pic.twitter.com/C9ltgMT0Wl
— AFP Photo Department (@AFPphoto) January 9, 2015
special forces launch the assault at a kosher grocery store in Porte de Vincennes in Paris. Photo Thomas Samson #AFP pic.twitter.com/E8tngXttHK
— AFP Photo Department (@AFPphoto) January 9, 2015
Special forces attend to a colleague after they launched the assault at a kosher grocery store in Paris #AFP pic.twitter.com/SsehlbEJeR
— AFP Photo Department (@AFPphoto) January 9, 2015
T
Wonder how careful the “Jewish Loving ” French were in trying to prevent Jewish death.
non-gender
questions??? Why will not the press state that this was a hate crime? Why will not the press and others condemn the killers as radical Islamic extremist terrorists? Why does that person in the White House insist on “Political Correctness” because he is afraid he might offend some Moslem extremists?
bracha
The French President said it was “anti-semitism” the US President spoke on our oldest ally and the “tragedy”
Jacob
Charlie Hebdro had quite a few antisemitic (specifically anti-jewish) cartoons over the years… but as usual in Europe, the jews get blamed for everything
@Jacob
It made fun of many religions and have Jewish workers working for them.
Anonymous
4 person bdh