Gunman linked to the Charlie Hebdo killers was today holding up to five hostages in a Kosher store in eastern Paris. Shots rang out close to the Porte de Vincennes while the two brothers believed to be behind the attack on the satirical magazine were themselves holed up north of the capital.
'There is a hostage situation shots have been fired,' said a Paris police source, who said armed officers were attending the scene. It is thought that there may be casualties. Around five hostages have been reported.'
It means that two sieges by suspected Islamic terrorists are playing out at the same time, as fears grow that the terrorists would be looking to cause another bloodbath. The gunman in Vincennes is believed to be the one responsible for shooting a policewoman dead in south Paris on Thursday, said police sources.
The revelation has led police to link it to the murder of 12 people around the offices of the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine on Wednesday.
Clarissa Jean-Philippe, 27, was unarmed and directing traffic in Montrouge, in south Paris, when she was gunned down by Coulibay, who was still wearing body armour and using an automatic assault rifle.
The murderer has been identified by police who said he belonged to the Buttes Chaumont network, which sent Jihadi fighters to Iraq.
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| Clarissa Jean-Philippe, the young policewoman who was gunned down as she attended a routine traffic accident in Montrouge at 8am yesterday. |
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