Paris terror suspects killed in stand-off
Smoke rises as a special forces soldiers (center) enter the building on an industrial estate where it is thought the suspects linked to the Charlie Hebdo massacre are holding a hostage in Dammartin en Goele, France, Jan. 9, 2015.
A huge manhunt for the two suspected gunmen in Wednesday's deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine has entered its third day with major police activity surrounding the village of Dammartin en Goele where the suspects are holed up.
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French special forces sharp shooters take position on a rooftop of the complex at the scene of a hostage taking at an industrial zone in Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast of Paris, Jan. 9, 2015.
The two main suspects in the weekly satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo killings were sighted on Friday in the northern French town of Dammartin-en-Goele where at least one person had been taken hostage, a police source said.
The town of 9,000 people is reportedly on virtual lockdown with residents being told to stay indoors and students locked down in their schools and told to stay away from windows and doors. Students at schools nearest the printing shop were evacuated by police at noon.
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A flash of light and smoke appear at the start of the final assault at the scene of a hostage taking at an industrial zone in Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast of Paris, Jan. 9, 2015.
The two brothers wanted for the shooting of 12 people at the offices of satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo were killed in a raid on Friday by security forces on the print works where they were holed up with a hostage, a government source said.
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A hooded police officer aim from a rooftop in Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast of Paris, where the two brothers suspected in a deadly terror attack were cornered, Friday, Jan.9, 2015.
Two sets of attackers seized hostages and locked down hundreds of French security forces around the capital on Friday, sending the city into fear and turmoil for a third day in a series of linked attacks that began with the deadly newspaper terror attack that left 12 people dead.
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Special Forces soldiers and armed police work on a roof of a building on an industrial park where it is thought the suspects linked to the Charlie Hebdo massacre are holding a hostage in Dammartin en Goele, France, northeast of Paris, Jan. 9, 2015.
A huge manhunt for the two suspected gunmen in Wednesday's deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine has entered its third day with major police activity surrounding the village of Dammartin en Goele where the suspects are holed up.
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French gendarmes secure the roundabout near the scene of a reported hostage taking at an industrial zone in Dammartin-en-Goële, northeast of Paris, Jan. 9, 2015.
The two main suspects in the weekly satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo killings were sighted on Friday in the northern French town of Dammartin-en-Goele where at least one person had been taken hostage, a police source said.
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Special Forces soldiers and armed police work in the street close to the building on an industrial estate where it is thought the suspects linked to the Charlie Hebdo massacre are holding a hostage in Dammartin en Goele, France, Jan. 9, 2015.
A huge manhunt for the two suspected gunmen in Wednesday's deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine has entered its third day with major police activity surrounding the village of Dammartin en Goele where the suspects are holed up.
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French gendarmes escort children from the Henri Dunand school to a safe location to be picked up by their parents in Dammartin-en-Goele, 19 miles northeast of Paris, France, Jan. 9, 2015.
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A French special forces member signals as he takes position on a rooftop of the complex at the scene of a reported hostage taking in an industrial zone in Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast of Paris Jan. 9, 2015.
The two main suspects in the weekly satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo killings were sighted on Friday in the northern French town of Dammartin-en-Goële, where at least one person had been taken hostage, according to a police source.
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A woman takes care of a child inside a school in Dammartin-en-Goële, northeast of Paris, Friday Jan. 9, 2015.
The two brothers suspected in the killings at the office of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo Jan. 7 were reportedly cornered with a hostage inside a print shop on Friday, after they hijacked a car and police followed them to a village near Paris' main airport. The town of 9,000 is under a lockdown.
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A gendarme blocks access to Dammartin-en-Goële, northeast of Paris, Jan.9, 2015.
French security forces swarmed this small industrial town in an operation to capture two heavily armed suspects in the deadly storming of a satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.
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A police officer guards the street close to the building on an industrial estate where it is thought the suspects linked to the Charlie Hebdo massacre are holding a hostage in Dammartin en Goele, France, Jan. 9, 2015.
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French gendarmes stand near school children who board a bus as they are evacuated near the scene of a hostage taking at an industrial zone in Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast of Paris, Jan. 9, 2015.
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Members of the French gendarmerie intervention forces arrive at the scene of a reported hostage taking at an industrial zone in Dammartin-en-Goële, northeast of Paris, Jan. 9, 2015.
The two main suspects in the weekly satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo killings were sighted on Friday in the northern French town of Dammartin-en-Goele where at least one person had been taken hostage, a police source said.
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French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve addresses reporters at the end of a crisis meeting with French President Francois Hollande at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Jan. 9, 2015.
Investigators are scrutinizing the recent past of two brothers with al-Qaida sympathies, as a manhunt for the suspects in the newsroom massacre at a satirical French weekly enters its third day.
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Journalists work near the scene at an industrial zone in Dammartin-en-Goële, northeast of Paris, Jan. 9, 2015.
The two main suspects in the weekly satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo killings were sighted on Friday in the northern French town of Dammartin-en-Goele where at least one person had been taken hostage, according to a police source .
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A member of the security forces walks along a fence line in Dammartin-en-Goële, northeast of Paris, Jan.9, 2015.
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French gendarmes secure traffic in Dammartin-en-Goële where a hostage-taking was reportedly underway after police hunting the brothers suspected of killing 12 people at satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo earlier this week exchanged fire with two men during a car chase, Jan. 9, 2015.
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People congregate at the rear of an industrial estate near to where it is thought the suspects linked to the Charlie Hebdo massacre are believed to be holding a hostage in Dammartin-en-Goële, France in Jan. 9, 2015.
A huge manhunt for the two suspected gunmen in Wednesday's deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine has entered its third day with major police activity surrounding the village of 9,000 people.
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GIGN (National Gendarmerie Intervention Group) security forces flies over Dammartin-en-Goële where a reported hostage-taking was underway after police hunting the brothers suspected of killing 12 people earlier this week exchanged fire with two men during a car chase, Jan.9, 2015.
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A member of French special forces stands on the roof of a building as a hostage-taking was underway after police hunting the two brothers suspected of killing 12 people earlier this week exchanged fire with two men during a car chase in Dammartin-en-Goële, north of Paris, Jan. 9, 2015.
Friday's drama unfolded almost 48 hours into a massive manhunt launched after gunmen burst into the office of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and gunned down staff members and two policemen.
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French police intervention forces stand next to helicopters in front of a building in Dammartin-en-Goële where a reported hostage-taking was underway after police hunting the brothers suspected of killing 12 people earlier this week exchanged fire with two men during a car chase, Jan. 9, 2015.
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Ambulances try to make their way to Dammartin-en-Goële, northeast of Paris, as part of an operation to seize two heavily armed suspects, Friday, Jan. 9, 2015.
French security forces swarmed a small industrial town northeast of Paris Friday in an operation to capture the suspects in the deadly storming of a satirical newspaper. Shots were fired as the brothers stole a car in the early morning hours, said a French security official.
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Helicopters fly over Dammartin-en-Goële, northeast of Paris, Jan. 9, 2015 where shots were fired and at least one hostage has been reportedly taken during the manhunt for two brothers accused of killing 12 people in an assault on the office of Charlie Hebdo, Jan 7, 2015.
The suspects were holed up in a small printing business named CTD, a source close to the investigation said.
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Police officers control access to Dammartin-en-Goële, northeast of Paris, Friday Jan. 9, 2015.
French security forces swarmed this small industrial town Friday in an operation to capture a pair of heavily armed suspects in the deadly storming of a satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.
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Police forces take positions in Dammartin-en-Goële, in northeast Paris, as part of an operation to seize two heavily armed suspects in the deadly storming of a satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, Friday, Jan. 9, 2015.
Shots were fired as the brothers stole a car in the early morning hours, said a French security official, who could not immediately confirm reports of hostages taken in the town of Dammartin-en-Goele, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) northeast of Paris.
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Helicopters of the French Special Police Forces wait in a field surrounding an industrial estate where it is thought the suspects linked to the Charlie Hebdo massacre are holding a hostage in Dammartin-en-Goële, northeast of Paris, Jan. 9, 2015.
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Media are seen near an industrial estate near to where it is thought the suspects linked to the Charlie Hebdo massacre are holding a hostage in Dammartin en Goele, France, Jan. 9, 2015.
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The message "Paris is Charlie" is projected on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris January 9, 2015, in tribute to the victims following Wednesday's deadly attack at the Paris offices of weekly satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo by two masked gunmen who shouted Islamist slogans.