President Barack Obama will consult about the Paris terrorist attacks with world leaders in Turkey this weekend as the annual gathering of presidents and prime ministers from the world's largest economies there is poised to become an urgent summit meeting on confronting extremism.
#UPDATE We are not at war with Islam, but with violent extremists: Hillary Clinton https://t.co/fXxkvFczmw
- Agence France-Presse (@AFP) November 15, 2015AP Interview: Europol chief says foiling every terrorist attack in Europe 'extremely difficult': http://t.co/qkANSTF4uS
- The Associated Press (@AP) January 16, 2015#BREAKING Paris post office gunman arrested, hostages freed: police
- Agence France-Presse (@AFP) January 16, 2015
Gunman speaking incoherently, no apparent link to extremist attacks, says local media
- At least 3 being held at post office
- Gunman claims to have Kalishnikov, grenades
- Negotiations have started, says French radio
Bureau de poste à #Colombes pic.twitter.com/X3iQhJDkwY
- Dario Spagnolo (@dariospagnolo) January 16, 2015#UPDATE Gunman holds two hostage in French post office: Police http://t.co/UKA2XJzcRy
- Agence France-Presse (@AFP) January 16, 2015
Paris Gunman 'Likely' Killed Hostages at Start of Siege: ProsecutorThe four people killed Friday at a Jewish supermarket in Paris were "likely" killed by the gunman at the start of the hostage-taking, the prosecutor leading the investigation said.
Al-Qaeda Member in Yemen Says Group Directed Paris AttackAl-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula directed the attack against the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris "as revenge for the honor" of Islam's Prophet Muhammad, a member of the group told The Associated Press on Friday.
BREAKING: Member of al-Qaida's branch in Yemen says the group directed the attack on French magazine.
- The Associated Press (@AP) January 9, 2015"I want the people of France to know that the United States stands with you." -President Obama
- The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 9, 2015"We stand for freedom, hope, and the dignity of all human beings and that's what the city of Paris represents to the world" -President Obama
- The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 9, 2015"We stand for freedom, hope, and the dignity of all human beings and that's what the city of Paris represents to the world" -President Obama
- The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 9, 2015Hollande: killing of four people in Paris kosher supermarket was anti-Semitic act
- Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 9, 2015#BREAKING Supermarket gunman told French TV he "coordinated" with Charlie Hebdo killers
- Agence France-Presse (@AFP) January 9, 2015#BREAKING Charlie Hebdo gunman told French TV he was sent and financed by Al Qaeda
- Agence France-Presse (@AFP) January 9, 2015#BREAKING Armed robber takes two hostage at jewellery store in southern French city
- Agence France-Presse (@AFP) January 9, 2015
PHOTOS: Image from France's hostage siege. http://t.co/cAqePS0ya0 pic.twitter.com/Sovmk4LXgm
- Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 9, 2015#UPDATE: Four critically wounded in Paris supermarket hostage drama, says security source
- Agence France-Presse (@AFP) January 9, 2015#BREAKING French President Francois Hollande to address nation after sieges ended
- Agence France-Presse (@AFP) January 9, 2015BREAKING: At least four hostages at Kosher supermarket siege in eastern Paris dead: police source http://t.co/aFcQM9dTZ5
- Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 9, 2015VIDEO: Gunshots ring outside Paris market in which police say at least four people have died in hostage situation: http://t.co/axhnFy4JaJ
- The Associated Press (@AP) January 9, 2015
Charlie Hebdo Suspects Dead, Hostage Freed: Police OfficialA police official on the scene of the standoff between two armed brothers suspected in the massacre at the Charlie Hebdo newsroom says the suspects are dead, and their hostage has been freed.
Woman suspect wanted in connection with hostage- taking at Paris grocery store missing: local reports
- Suparna Singh (@Suparna_Singh) January 9, 2015Brothers suspected in Charlie Hebdo attack killed as French hostage siege ended: http://t.co/9nr0x0ccnf pic.twitter.com/Fs1jcii1Id
- Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 9, 2015#BREAKING Paris supermarket hostage-taker 'neutralised': security source
- Agence France-Presse (@AFP) January 9, 2015Several hostages freed at Jewish supermarket in Paris. Photo Thomas Samson #AFP pic.twitter.com/dbIE1GD3Cw
- AFP Photo Department (@AFPphoto) January 9, 2015FLASH Charlie Hebdo suspects killed: source
- Agence France-Presse (@AFP) January 9, 2015#BREAKING Charlie Hebdo gunmen's hostage freed and safe after police assault
- Agence France-Presse (@AFP) January 9, 2015BREAKING: Police forces storm Paris kosher grocery where gunman holds 5 hostages; woman seen leaving.
- The Associated Press (@AP) January 9, 2015Smoke rises from site where Charlie Hebdo suspects holed up pic.twitter.com/3JnzARhAck
- Agence France-Presse (@AFP) January 9, 2015
PARIS (AP) -- Explosions and gunshots rang out and smoke rose outside a building where two brothers suspected in a newspaper massacre are holed up with a hostage.
Security forces had surrounded the building for most of the day Friday, cornering the suspects in the killings at the Charlie Hebdo newspaper in Paris this week.
Police SWAT forces could be seen on the roof of the building
BREAKING: Gunshots heard at printing plant northeast of Paris where 2 brothers have taken a hostage.
- The Associated Press (@AP) January 9, 2015#BREAKING Police launch assault where Charlie Hebdo suspects holed up: official source
- Agence France-Presse (@AFP) January 9, 2015Paris gunman vows to kill 5 hostages if France storms printing plant with brothers accused of attacking newspaper: http://t.co/d2WXdK4XLG
- The Associated Press (@AP) January 9, 2015Muslims pray for the Friday prayer next to a sign reading #JeSuisCharlie in Saint-Etienne,France. By @JpKphotographer pic.twitter.com/irukD1LedH
- Stéphane Arnaud (@StephaneArnaud_) January 9, 2015
Twin Hostage Dramas as Paris Massacre Suspects CorneredSeveral people taken hostage at Paris super-market; in nearby town, Charlie Hebdo suspects surrounded.
French Police Seal Off Town As They Close in on Newspaper Killing SuspectsFrench anti-terrorist police sealed off a small northern town and helicopters hovered overhead after a police source said two men believed to have carried out an attack on a satirical journal took at least one person hostage in a small print works.
Multiple Hostages at Paris Grocery Store: 10 Latest DevelopmentsTwo people were reportedly killed and at least five people were taken hostage at a kosher supermarket in eastern Paris on Friday after a shootout involving a man armed with two guns.
'I Shook His Hand': French Salesman on Run-In with Massacre SuspectFor Didier the salesman, a humdrum meeting with a client at a printing business outside of Paris on Friday turned into a run-in with France's most wanted men as he "shook hands" with one of the magazine massacre suspects.
Paris Attack: PM Modi talks to French President Francois Hollande Prime Minister Narendra Modi today spoke on telephone to French President Francois Hollande and condemned in the strongest terms, the terrorist attack in Paris, officials sources said.
French Terror Suspects in Phone Contact, Want 'Martyr' DeathFrench security forces struggled with two rapidly developing hostage-taking situations Friday, one northeast of Paris where two terror suspects were holed up with a hostage in a printing plant and the other an attack on a kosher market in Paris.
French Police Release Mugshots of Man and Woman Linked to Policewoman KillingFrench police released mugshots of a man and woman wanted over the killing of a policewoman on Thursday, who are now thought to be holed up with hostages in an east Paris kosher grocery.
#BREAKING Paris hostage-taker 'knows' one Charlie Hebdo killer: source
- Agence France-Presse (@AFP) January 9, 2015#PHOTO These police images show Hayat Boumeddiene (L) and Amedy Coulibaly (R), suspects in the death of a policewoman pic.twitter.com/qZXyEXlqnv
- Agence France-Presse (@AFP) January 9, 2015French elite forces surrounded two brothers suspected of slaughtering 12 people in the Islamist massacre at Charlie Hebdo as a fresh shooting and hostage drama erupted at a kosher supermarket Friday in eastern Paris.
At least two killed in hostage drama east of Paris. Photo @MartinBureau1 #AFP pic.twitter.com/ZvcbbTgvNm
- AFP Photo Department (@AFPphoto) January 9, 2015#BREAKING French police release mugshots of man and woman linked to policewoman killing
- Agence France-Presse (@AFP) January 9, 2015Police have released photos of a man and a woman wanted in connection with the fatal shooting Thursday at Montrouge.
The pair, named as Amedy Coulibaly, 32, and Hayat Boumeddiene, 26, are "likely armed and dangerous", police say.
A heavily armed man, killed a policewoman Thursday in Montrouge, south of Paris and a council employee was injured in the attack.
The gunman in the latest hostage-taking in Vincennes is suspected of being the same man who killed the policewoman, according to a source.
#BREAKING At least two killed in hostage drama east of Paris: source
- Agence France-Presse (@AFP) January 9, 2015A police officer stands on the roof of a building where a hostage-taking is underway. Photo Dominique Faget #AFP pic.twitter.com/Ofxz6n4lDi
- AFP Photo Department (@AFPphoto) January 9, 2015BREAKING: Paris airport closes 2 runways to arrivals amid nearby standoff with newspaper attack suspects: http://t.co/3PjBpVKzpp
- The Associated Press (@AP) January 9, 2015
Lead on NDTV.com: Charlie Hebdo Attack - Suspects Holding At Least One HostageTwo brothers suspected of slaughtering 12 people in an unprecedented jihadist attack in France held at least one person hostage on Friday as police cornered the gunmen northeast of the capital.
#BREAKING France 'at war' with terrorism, not religion: prime minister
- Agence France-Presse (@AFP) January 9, 2015#BREAKING Paris massacre suspects holding one hostage: police source
- Agence France-Presse (@AFP) January 9, 2015A massive operation is underway to "neutralise" the two suspects in the massacre at the Charlie Hebdo office on Wednesday, a French minister said today. In picture: A helicopter is seen hovering over the building where the operation is underway. (Courtesy: AFP)
#BREAKING Prosecutors deny reports of casualties in hunt for Paris massacre suspects
- Agence France-Presse (@AFP) January 9, 2015Air France has aborted landings as the airport is close to the area where shootout is taking place, reports Sky News.
News channel France 24 reports that one person has been killed and several injured in the ongoing operation.
#UPDATE: Car chase, hostage drama as Paris massacre suspects cornered http://t.co/G958ogOrXZ
- Agence France-Presse (@AFP) January 9, 2015
BREAKING: French police convoy, helicopters rush to scene of operation to detain shooting suspects
- The Associated Press (@AP) January 9, 2015
#BREAKING Hostages taken north-east of Paris: police
- Agence France-Presse (@AFP) January 9, 2015Shots fired in a car chase north of Paris, according to an unnamed police source.
The two missing suspects in the massacre at Charlie Hebdo's Paris office have stolen a car and are on the move again, according to an unnamed security official quoted by the Associated Press.
Blog: In France, Muslims Fear BacklashIn the street leading to the Charlie Hebdo headquarters in Paris, people trickle in steadily to pay tributes. The mound of flowers grows against the barricade put up by the police to block the scene of crime on Wednesday, 12 people were shot dead in an attack on the office of the satirical magazine by three armed men wearing black masks and hoodies.
Manhunt in France for Charlie Hebdo Attack Suspects ContinuesAs France mourned its dead, thousands of police were mobilized Thursday in an extensive manhunt for two brothers suspected of killing 12 people, including two police officers, at a satirical magazine.
Paris Suspect Trained With Al Qaida, Official SaysOne of the two brothers suspected of killing 12 people at a satirical newspaper in Paris traveled to Yemen in 2011 and received terrorist training from Al Qaeda's affiliate there before returning to France, a senior U.S. official said Thursday.
Armed Gendarmes Swoop on Villages in Hunt for Charlie Hebdo AttackersA day after the Paris attack, officers carried out house-to-house searches in the village of Corcy, a few miles from a service station where police sources said the brothers were sighted in ski masks.
Charlie Hebdo Suspect Well-Known to Anti-Terror PoliceHe has a long history of jihadist ties and links to a key Islamic State militant, yet Charlie Hebdo suspect Cherif Kouachi still managed to slip under the radar of French intelligence.
France to Host International 'Anti-Terrorism' MeetingFrance's Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said he would host an international meeting on Sunday for his counterparts from the United States and Europe to discuss the battle against terrorism in the wake of the Paris magazine massacre.
Charlie Hebdo Attack: The 12 Who DiedTwelve people were killed in Wednesday's jihadist attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo -- five cartoonists, three contributors, a guest at the magazine's editorial conference, a maintenance worker, and two police officers.
Former CIA Chief Calls Paris Attack 'High End' of Terrorism Former CIA Director Michael Hayden says the deadly attack on a French satirical newspaper demonstrates "the increased sophistication" of groups bent on terrorism.
Charlie Hebdo Will Come Out Next Week, Despite BloodbathThe French satirical newspaper whose staff was decimated in an Islamist attack will come out as scheduled next week, one of its surviving staffers told AFP on Thursday.
Charlie Hebdo Editor Made Provocation His MissionStephane Charbonnier, the editorial director of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, was often pictured with his fist aloft.
Paris killings- another assault on human civilisation, another insult to God and religion. Speak! Please speak against violence. Speak!
- Kailash Satyarthi (@k_satyarthi) January 8, 2015
Youngest of Three Suspects in Paris Attack Surrenders to Police: SourceAn 18-year-old implicated alongside two brothers in the bloody attack against a satirical weekly in Paris has surrendered to police, according to a source close to the case.
Cartoonists Draw for Assassinated Charlie Hebdo ColleaguesAs if to prove that pens are mightier than swords, cartoonists around the world reacted to the cold-bloodied assassination of their colleagues at French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo as only they can: with powerful drawings worth thousands of words.
France Anti-Terror Raid Under Way in Northeastern City of Reims: PoliceA raid by France's elite anti-terrorist unit was under way on late Wednesday in the northeastern city of Reims as part of the hunt for the gunmen who attacked the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.
French Police Identify 3 Suspects in Charlie Hebdo AttackFrench police officials identified three men as suspects in a deadly attack against newspaper offices that killed 12 people and shook the world on Wednesday.
'Je Suis Charlie' Message Goes Viral After Paris AttackMessages of condolence and defiance over the Paris terrorist attack on a newspaper office spread quickly around the world on Wednesday with thousands taking to the streets to protest the killings and through use of the slogan "Je Suis Charlie" on social media.
World Leaders, Media Groups Condemn 'Barbaric' Paris AttackGovernments lined up to offer their support after masked men armed with Kalashnikov automatic rifles opened fire at the offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, in what French President Francois Hollande said was a "terrorist attack".
UN Human Rights Chief Warns Against Xenophobic ReactionThe UN's rights chief slammed Wednesday's massacre at a Paris weekly that killed at least 12 people but warned that a xenophobic backlash would only play into the hands of extremists.
Sweden Raises Security Around Artist Lars Vilks After Paris Attack Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who stirred controversy in 2007 with published drawings of Prophet Mohammad, has had security around him tightened after Wednesday's attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris.
Barack Obama Condemns 'Horrific' Attack on French NewspaperUS President Barack Obama condemned an attack in Paris today on the offices of a satirical newspaper that left 12 dead, calling it a "terrorist attack" and pledging US assistance.
Danish Paper That Published Prophet's Cartoon Ups Security After Paris AttackThe Danish newspaper that caused a global stir with a series of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed stepped up security today after a deadly attack on a French satirical weekly, a report said.
Paris Terrorist Attack Kills 4 Cartoonists Including Chief Editor: SourcesSome of the best-known cartoonists in France were among the 12 killed when gunmen stormed the office of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris today, a judicial source said.
Paris Attackers Shouted 'We Have Avenged the Prophet': PoliceThe attackers who stormed the Paris offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday, killing 12 people, shouted "we have avenged the prophet", according to witnesses cited by a police source.
Strongly condemn the terrorist attack on media office in Paris; terror & violence have no place in any corner of world #PresidentMukherjee
- President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) January 7, 2015
France Puts Paris on Highest Alert Status After ShootingFrance raised its alert status for Paris to the highest level after gunmen armed with Kalashnikovs and a rocket-launcher opened fire in the offices of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people.
Condemnable & despicable attack in Paris. Our solidarity with people of France. My thoughts are with families of those who lost their lives.
- Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 7, 2015Armed gunmen face police officers near the offices of the satirical newspaper #CharlieHebdo Photo: Anne Gelbard #AFP pic.twitter.com/k669PHgVw5
- AFP Photo Department (@AFPphoto) January 7, 2015#CharlieHebdo - Hollande: Media shooting was 'undoubtedly terrorist attack'. Photo: Kenzo Tribouillard #AFP pic.twitter.com/ZK41w7J7yc
- AFP Photo Department (@AFPphoto) January 7, 2015
11 Dead in Shooting at French Satirical Weekly's Office in ParisAt least 11 people were killed when gunmen armed with Kalashnikovs and a rocket-launcher opened fire in the offices of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday, Paris prosecutors said.
Paris Shooting: 11 People Shot Dead at Satirical Newspaper's Office - Live CoverageAt least 11 people were killed when gunmen armed with Kalashnikovs and a rocket-launcher opened fire in the offices of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo today.
