Two brothers responsible for the attack at the offices of French satirical newspaper, Charlie Hebdo were killed by anti-terrorist police on Friday when their hideout was stormed, as a second siege ended with the death of four hostages.
Simultaneous sieges occurred at a Jewish supermarket in Paris and at a warehouse North of Paris.
In the incident in Paris, French security forces stormed the supermarket to free several hostages. The gunman and four hostages died.
Though the hostages are not believe to have been killed during the assault investigations are underway to confirm how they died, reports the BBC.
A second siege in a supermarket was stormed by French security forces resulting in a further four hostages being seriously injured. The two brothers responsible for the attack on Charlie Hebdo, were responsible were killed has the came out of the building firing at police.
The French president, Francois Hollande, described the events as “a tragedy for the nation.”
“Those who committed these acts, these fanatics, have nothing to do with the Muslim faith,” he added.
Manhunt for gunmen in Paris, two mosques firebombed (08 Dec 2015)
Simultaneous sieges occurred at a Jewish supermarket in Paris and at a warehouse North of Paris.
In the incident in Paris, French security forces stormed the supermarket to free several hostages. The gunman and four hostages died.
Though the hostages are not believe to have been killed during the assault investigations are underway to confirm how they died, reports the BBC.
A second siege in a supermarket was stormed by French security forces resulting in a further four hostages being seriously injured. The two brothers responsible for the attack on Charlie Hebdo, were responsible were killed has the came out of the building firing at police.
The French president, Francois Hollande, described the events as “a tragedy for the nation.”
“Those who committed these acts, these fanatics, have nothing to do with the Muslim faith,” he added.
Manhunt for gunmen in Paris, two mosques firebombed (08 Dec 2015)