Here are a few updates on what’s going on with the two hostage situations in and around Paris.
First up, a map to show exactly where today’s events are taking place. Dammartin-en-Goele is the site where the suspected Charlie Hebdo terrorists are holed up; Porte de Vincennes is the location of the siege at the Kosher deli:
Authorities are waging two intense standoffs in France: http://t.co/btHeReQX8l pic.twitter.com/dlGJKKQofk
— CNN (@CNN) January 9, 2015
French authorities have released the names and photos of the two suspects in the shooting of a policewoman on Thursday. They are Amedy Coulibaly and Hayat Boumeddiene:
Suspects in #Paris policewoman killing identified http://t.co/900UwuJez6 pic.twitter.com/Rg2vV8QeLi
— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) January 9, 2015
And it’s suspected that these two are the terrorists involved with the ongoing siege at the kosher deli:
Colleague @NPRDina reports 2 men linked to kosher grocery standoff: Hayat Boumeddienne, 26; and Amedy Coulibaly, 32. @MorningEdition
— Steve Inskeep (@NPRinskeep) January 9, 2015
There are unconfirmed reports that the police have ordered all stores closed in the Jewish neighborhood around the deli:
POLICE ORDER ALL SHOPS CLOSED IN PARIS JEWISH NEIGHBORHOOD: AP
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) January 9, 2015
https://twitter.com/Cameron_Gray/status/553562914922463232
Paris Police: All Shops Closed In Famed Jewish Neighborhood Far From Attacks http://t.co/5Ugzu25CmK
— Nick Martin (@nickmartin) January 9, 2015
“@TheLocalFrance: Police are asking Jewish stores in the Marais, to pull down shutters http://t.co/xYppJUtetr” May this prove unnecessary
— Amy Verner (@amyverner) January 9, 2015
More on the deli siege:
Children among at least six people taken hostage at kosher store, reports say. #ParisAttacks http://t.co/qxlwCWdaVB pic.twitter.com/Om5eouAAdt
— Sky News (@SkyNews) January 9, 2015
France's interior ministry has denied 2 people were killed in kosher market hostage situation, say media reports
— CityNews Toronto (@CityNews) January 9, 2015
[LIVE] 2 armed suspects take at least 5 hostages at Kosher Supermarket in Paris http://t.co/TszoK14DJH pic.twitter.com/Measi6BcTS
— euronews (@euronews) January 9, 2015
Photos from the scene:
Here’s the grocery store in eastern Paris where hostage crisis is unfolding http://t.co/r4rG2j2Maq pic.twitter.com/KVzJB8m9rH
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) January 9, 2015
https://twitter.com/khalidkhan787/status/553564735094796288
Police stop two people at gunpoint near scene of hostage taking in Paris http://t.co/GY99ICqeMW pic.twitter.com/3BLnQ2cies
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) January 9, 2015
https://twitter.com/BradThor/status/553543668393852928
The standoff between the suspected terrorists involved with the Charlie Hebdo attack and police in Dammartin-en-Goele continues as well:
Back in #Dammartin, some 1,000 pupils have now been evacuated from schools, @franceinfo says http://t.co/PQm9svTMSd …
— Hellena (@EnaLolena) January 9, 2015
PIC: Kids wait in #Dammartin school until they can be moved to a safe location so parents can pick them up pic.twitter.com/X1hXsU4JCV
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) January 9, 2015
https://twitter.com/NickdMiller/status/553563669393850368
RT @mevansCBC: Journalists waiting out the siege above Dammartin. #CBC #CharlieHebdo pic.twitter.com/IW3dQphczd
— CBC Photodesk (@CBCPhoto) January 9, 2015
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