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Friday, January 9, 2015
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Friday, January 9, 2015
Charlie Hebdo suspects hold hostage
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe two brothers suspected of slaughtering 12 people in an Islamist attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo are holding one person hostage and are cornered by police northeast of the capital.
French prosecutors denied reports of casualties in the manhunt.
The suspects told police they “want to die as martyrs,” Yves Albarello, a local lawmaker who said he was inside the command post, told French television station i-Tele.
Authorities evacuated a nearby school around midday Friday after the suspects agreed by phone to allow the children safe passage, town hall spokeswoman Audrey Taupenas told The Associated Press.
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