3 French Terrorists and 4 Hostages in
Twin hostage standoff in Paris
killed in twin hostage standoffs in
Paris
Brothers Cherif (inset top left) and Said Kouachi
(inset bottom left), who attacked & killed 12
people at Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday Jan. 7th
have been killed by French police in a bloody
standoff.
A third guy, Amedy Coulibaly (inset right), who
was working with the brothers and killed a female
police officer, was also killed by French police.
Amedy is reported to have killed four people at
the kosher grocery store (right) where he had
been hiding with his girlfriend who was not
caught. Full story after the cut...
From UK Daily Mail
Amedy Coulibay was shot dead after taking at
least six hostages at a grocery store in east Paris.
He is believed to be have been working with his
girlfriend Hayat Boumeddiene (right) who was said
to be 'armed and dangerous'
Three jihadists were dead tonight after
special forces brought an end to more than
two days of slaughter which have left at least
17 dead and spread terror across France.
Said and Cherif Kouachi, the brothers who
had assassinated 12 people at satirical
magazine Charlie Hebdo, died in a blaze of
gunfire at a printworks near Paris where they
had been holed up with one hostage, who
survived.
Moments later, dozens of commandos
stormed a Jewish grocery 25 miles away in
east Paris where accomplice Amdey
Coulibay was threatening to kill a number of
people including women and children.
The 32-year-old, responsible for the death of
a woman police officer on Thursday, was
also ‘neutralised’ in the assault. Tragically,
four hostages were also killed while another
five were badly wounded.
There were reports tonight that another
gunman had escaped the scene
Coulibay is thought to have been working
with his 'armed and dangerous' girlfriend
Hayat Boumeddiene, whose whereabouts is
unknown.
Gunfire and explosions had been heard at
the first hostage siege after police had
surrounded the gunmen at an industrial
estate 25 miles from Paris.
The siege reached a bloody climax when the
brothers reportedly 'came out firing' after a
nine-hour stand-off.
They had earlier told police negotiators: 'We
are ready to die as martyrs'.
At around 4.30pm, people living nearby
reported hearing three or four loud
explosions followed by several gunshots.
More explosions followed and smoke could
be seen rising from the building. Others
reported seeing ambulances race to the
scene.
A short time later three French special
forces officers could be seen on the roof of
the building.
Then, at around 5.30 pm, three large
helicopters arrived at the scene and landed
on the roof. The hostage was named as
Michel Catalano.
His family were gathered at their detached
home in the nearby village of Othis as the
siege came to a dramatic end in Dammartin-
en-Goele.
Police were last night stationed outside the
property. One officer told MailOnline: 'The
family are all here. They have come to
support Mrs Catalano. They are all gathered
together but they are too upset to speak.'
Atlantis Farina, 17, who lives close to the
scene was returning from high school
shortly after 4pm when he heard explosions.
'The ground here started shaking, that is
what shocked me most,' he said. 'Then there
was lots of what sounded like gunfire, it
sounded like the suspects were firing back at
the police.
'There was smoke too - like they had thrown
a grenade. I am so glad it is over, it bought
panic to the area. My mum was very
worried, and I was quite scared too.'
Philippe Lapotre, 63, was at his home across
a field from the factory when he heard the
explosions followed by gun fire and came
out to see.
'My friends and family have been calling me
all day to see if I was ok,' he said. 'When I
came out, three huge Puma helicopters
came over.'
Carole and Thierry Charpentier were at home
when the siege ended. 'We have been at
home, just watching the television all day,'
said Mrs Charpentier.
'We are so very relieved it is over, and are
glad the police have got the suspects and
the hostage is free.
'We would like the thank and praise the
police and the special forces. But we are
angry too, that this had happened. We are
angry at what horrible things they have
done'.
In Paris, police say Coulibaly, 32, was using
the hostages as a bargaining chip to try to
scupper the police response further north.
He was said to be working with a woman
called Hayat Boumeddiene, 26, considered
‘armed and dangerous’, and is said to have
yelled at police: 'You know who I am' when
they responded to the shooting.
MailOnline understands that police had
earlier scrambled phone signals in the area
after the gunmen contacted Coulibay while
inside the building.
Revelations that a call was made by the
Kouachis suggests they may have instructed
Coulibay to carry out today's atrocity to
leverage their escape.
There were reports of another alert near the
Eiffel Tower, with police seen training their
guns down the stairs of a Metro station, but
it was a false alarm.
Local media reports that the brothers met
Coulibay while in prison.
He is believed to be a fellow member of the
Buttes Chaumont – a gang from the 19th
arrondissement of Paris that sent jihadists to
fight in Iraq.
The Kouachis were cornered in Dammartin-
en-Goele, around 25 miles from the capital,
this morning after leading police on a
dramatic car chase.
After exchanging gunfire with officers, they
fled on foot into printing works where they
are holding a hostage, believed to be a 26-
year-old male.
A salesman called Didier later told how he
was supposed to meet a client called Michel
at the print works, but was instead met by
one of the gunmen.
He said he shook hands with the militant
because he had identified himself as a police
officer and was carrying a Kalashnikov rifle.
He said: 'When I arrived, my client came out
with an armed man who said he was from
the police.
'My client told me to leave so I left,' Didier
said, identifying the man he was to meet
with as Michel.'
He said the black-clad man who was
wearing a bullet-proof vest told him: 'Leave,
we don't kill civilians anyhow'.
'That really struck me,' Didier added. 'So I
decided to call the police. I guess it was one
of the terrorists.
'It could have been a policeman if he hadn't
told me "we don't kill civilians". They were
heavily armed like elite police.'
'I didn't know it was a hostage situation, or
a robbery. I just knew something wasn't
quite right. I think I am going to go and see
my colleagues and play the lottery because I
was very lucky this morning.'
Meanwhile, a worker in a nearby building
told how he barricaded the doors as the
hostage crisis unfolded.
He said: 'None of us feel safe. We can hear
the helicopters. It is terrifying.'
One of the pupils inside the Dammartin-en-
Goele school said by phone from inside:
'We're scared. We've called our parents to
make sure they're OK.
'We've been told we have to stay inside. All
the lights have been switched off.'
A huge ball of fire erupts amid gunfire and
explosions as French special forces shoot dead
the two Charlie Hebdo gunmen
A man carrying a small child is seen fleeing fro
the ordeal moments after police stormed the
kosher grocery store in eastern Paris
The man is pictured in a second shot, carrying a
small child in his arms while the kosher grocery
remains illuminated behind him
Explosions were seen at a second hostage siege
in Paris where an accomplice was threatening t
kill captives if police stormed the Kouachis
