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This Article is From Jan 10, 2015

Supermarket Gunman Told French TV He 'Coordinated' with Charlie Hebdo Killers

Supermarket Gunman Told French TV He 'Coordinated' with Charlie Hebdo Killers
Hostages rushed out of the kosher supermarket in Eastern Paris after police forces stormed in and neutralized the gunman. (AFP)
Paris: Amedy Coulibaly, a gunman killed by police on Friday after seizing a Jewish supermarket in Paris, told BFMTV station he had "co-ordinated" with the Charlie Hebdo killers and was a member of the Islamic State group.

Cherif Kouachi, one of the brothers who carried out the Wednesday magazine massacre before taking a person hostage on Friday, meanwhile told BFMTV they had been financed by Al-Qaeda in Yemen.

They were also both killed in a police assault.

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