Update: AT LEAST TWO DEAD IN PARIS HOSTAGE SITUATION: LES ECHOS
Even as the Charlie Hebdo shooting suspects, who have holed up in the town of Dommartin with a hostage in tow, are engaged in what is likely a final showdown with the police, a second hostage situation appears to have developed in a Kosher grocery in eastern Paris, where according to preliminary reports the shooter from the Montrouge policewoman killing yesterday, has taken several hostages. According to AFP [6], Fresh shooting broke out in eastern Paris on Friday, with reports that an armed man had taken a hostage at a kosher grocery store. "The gunman was suspected of being the same man who killed a policewoman in southern Paris on Thursday, who is thought to have links to the assailants who stormed." AFP just added that at least 5 hostage are involved in the parallel hostage situation.
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The hostage situation is taking place near the Porte de Vincennes, where according to social media reports a major police operation is taking place. “Panic at Porte de Vincennes. Policemen in bulletproof vests are evacuating everyone. The operation is underway,” tweeted Raquel Garrido from France’s Left Party. Police sources told Reuters that one person has been wounded.
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Forces de Police en inter... Tout le monde sous la les tables #prisedotage [8] pic.twitter.com/vk5zvMhbnm [9]
— david_dlr (@daviddlr) January 9, 2015 [10]
#ALERTE [11] Porte de Vincennes totalement bloquée par la police pic.twitter.com/MFpW7mRX6h [12]
— AC (@ChouetteAgile) January 9, 2015 [13]
Face à #hypercasher [14] à #saintmande [15] pic.twitter.com/iYYr3NxanO [16]
— david_dlr (@daviddlr) January 9, 2015 [17]
Un civil s'est rendu les mains sur la tête, juste un passant semble-t-il (non confirmé) pic.twitter.com/V8GSAGvrYs [18]
— david_dlr (@daviddlr) January 9, 2015 [19]
Prime de risque pour les serveuses? #hypercasher [14] #prisedotage [8] pic.twitter.com/qMKpfuu590 [20]
— david_dlr (@daviddlr) January 9, 2015 [21]
#France [22]: Gunman holding 5 hostages at kosher supermaket in #Paris [23] connected with #CharlieHebdo [24] shooters. " @Kroquodyl [25] pic.twitter.com/dca3LN60Qw [26]
— José Miguel Sardo (@jmsardo) January 9, 2015 [27]
Heavily armed SWAT teams are moving in to an area of eastern Paris after reports of a shooting at the Porte de Vincennes.
— Jon Williams (@WilliamsJon) January 9, 2015 [28]