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France: Double hostage crisis ends, gunmen killed

| | Jan 10, 2015, at 04:10 am
Paris, Jan 9 (IBNS): The double hostage crisis in France came to an end on Friday as the three hostage takers, including the two brothers suspected to be involved in the Charlie Hebdo shootings, have been killed by security forces, media reports said.

The suspected brothers, Cherif and Said Kouachi, were holding a hostage at  the printworks warehouse north of France capital Paris.

Security forces have reportedly killed the gunman who seized hostages at a kosher supermarket in eastern Paris.

Some hostages have been killed in the kosher supermarket, media reports said.

According to reports, remaining hostages, including the one at  the warehouse, have been freed.

French ambassador to the United State Gerard Araud tweeted: "#CharlieHebdo. The two terrorists are dead. The hostage is alive."

Speaking on the other hostage crisis in the country, he said: "The kosher supermarket has been stormed. The terrorist is dead. The hostages are alive."

France witnessed a dark day in its history on Jan 7 with gunmen attacking the Paris office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and killing at least 12 people , including cartoonists and two policemen, as global leaders joined to condemn the incident.

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