Friday, 9 January 2015

The Kouachi Brothers, Suspects in Charlie Hebdo Massacre Killed.

Cherif and Said Kouachi -- the suspects in the massacre at the offices of Charlie Hebdo -- have been killed!Police had cornered  the brothers on Friday inside a printing house in the town of Dammartin-en-Goele near Charles de Gaulle International Airport. And also raided a kosher supermarket in Paris where a third gunman opened fire and took at least five people hostage.According to The Associated Press, the shooter had earlier threatened to hurt the hostages if police raided the building where the Kouchi brothers were holed up. Police released a photo of the market shooter, who was identified as Amedy Coulibaly, and a woman named Hayet Boumddiene, who is believed to be his accomplice. Reuters reports that Amedy Coulibaly was eventually killed in the police assault. Several hostages were rescued.On Wednesday, two masked and heavily armed gunmen stormed the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris while the staff was in an editorial meeting, killing 10 journalists and two policemen. Several others were injured in the attack. Witnesses told police that one of the gunmen shouted, "We have avenged the prophet. We killed Charlie Hebdo."Hours after the attack, French authorities identified three suspects: Hamyd Mourad, Said Kouachi and Cherif Kouachi.Mourad turned himself in to authorities at a police station about 145 miles northeast of Paris on Wednesday night, saying he had seen his own name circulating on social media. Friends of Mourad told French media that he was in school at the time of the attack.Police negotiators tried to make contact with the suspects before they were killed. The Associated Press said that the brothers told the negotiators they wanted to die as martyrs.Cherif and Said Kouachi. See pix below;

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