Sources close to the investigation say the suspects, two brothers, were spotted at a gas station in northern France armed with automatic weapons and rocket launchers.
The manhunt for brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi, who stormed into the Paris offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo the previous day and killed 10 civilians and two policemen, continued on Thursday morning as France woke up to a day of mourning. The two brothers were spotted in the Picardy region in northern France, and large police forces were dispatched to the area.
A third suspect - 18-year-old homeless man Hamid Mourad - has turned himself in at a police station in a small town in the eastern region after learning his name was linked to the attacks in the news and social media. Several other arrests have been made overnight in connection with the attack.
The manager of a gas station near the town of Villers-Cotterets recognized the Algerian brothers, saying they were in possession of "Kalashnikovs and rocket launchers." He said they were driving a gray Renault Clio and were hooded, sources close to the investigation confirmed.
According to the manager, the two brothers robbed the gas station and left with food and gas, but this report has not been officially confirmed.
One of the suspects, Cherif Kouachi, 32, was sentenced to 18 months in prison after being convicted of terrorism charges in 2008 for helping funnel fighters to Iraq's insurgency. He said he was outraged at the torture of Iraqi inmates at the US prison at Abu Ghraib near Baghdad and "really believed in the idea" of fighting the US-led coalition in Iraq.
He and his brother, Said, 34, should be considered "armed and dangerous," French police said in a bulletin early Thursday, appealing for witnesses after a fruitless search in the city of Reims, in French Champagne country.culled
Wow!......they always get the suspects identity fast when something happen abroad,why cant Nigeria get at least CCTV'S in strategic places to curb crime a little?
RIP to all those slain,I cant wait for them to catch these two idiots!
Rip to the dead....CNN has been repeating it since morning.
ReplyDeleteChai Vivienne nne when u said ur siblings no dey allow u go out I thought u were joking. Now I can see it's true, so u ve been watching CNN since morning?? Lolzz
DeleteRIP to the dead...
Abraham should have worn a condom before fucking Hagai. Just saying
DeleteNa WA oooo
ReplyDeleteCctv shld b one f d agendas of d nxt president o
DeleteCctv camera ke in. Obodo Nigeria....for whr hw is dat possible.dis d 1st of its kind in Paris n d two brothers won't escape justice.i also pray dey r killed mk. dem see as death be for eyes.
ReplyDeleteIt is possible in Nigeria dear. That's why I like TB Joshua irrespective of his spiritual shenanigans and whatever else the media says that he is. The episode of the collapsed building became clearer to everyone after they published the CCTV footage in that area. So it's possible if everyone can invest in it even if the govt won't do it for us. At least for our own safety we should mount one in our environment
DeleteRIp to d dead.....
ReplyDeleteHian!! See dier faces like early morning shit!! Oloun amu yin!!
ReplyDeleteHian see dier faces like early morning shit! God go catch una!
ReplyDeleteMehnnn, you are mouthed!!..."faces like early morning shit"...lol
DeleteDats the difference between a first world country and third underdeveloped country, gux our leaders dont think nigeria need cctv cameras, but then again even if they succeed to install it, will they be able to get qualified people to handle it?
ReplyDeleteFirst point of installation should be the Northern states, this Boko idiots reign can end.
*Ayah Shehu*
Will they even be able to identify the persons when their database is a fail mshew
DeleteThis definately a society that value human lives and cares about its' citizenry
ReplyDeleteArmed&Dangerous.God hlp innocent citizens. Better still dey shud turn themselves in,cos either way dey wud b captured dead or alive. I hope dey reunite with their 24 virgins in hell as dey rest in pieces.
ReplyDeleteVery sad, Even the police officer that was murdered was a muslim. Dear God, save your children from these blood thirsty muslims
ReplyDeleteThis is so sad sha. The one that really hurt me was the policeman that was shot, but didn't die on the spot. He tried getting up and the blood thirsty animal shot him again. He should have pretended he was dead. RIP to the dead.
ReplyDeleteThis is so sad sha. The one that really hurt me was the policeman that was shot, but didn't die on the spot. He tried getting up and the blood thirsty animal shot him again. He should have pretended he was dead. RIP to the dead.
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ReplyDeleteThey should shoot them with sleeping bullet o.Those guys will not want to be caught alive.
ReplyDeleteMay God save the world from all forms of terrorism and terrorist assault.
ReplyDeleteMay the souls of the departed victims RIP
a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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Mad souls.... They should kill them...
*GLO BRING 3G TO KONTAGORA*
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Stupid people,pray they are caught and killed
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ReplyDeleteCctv full abuja here o but e no dey capture anyone or anything. If l tell you the money involved walahi you go somersault plenty times. Na only God go judge the thief of bagdad wey collect the contract to bring in this aluminium from china
CCTV in Nigeria for where...all the atrocities of corrupt, influential and evil people will be exposed. We Nigerians are our own problem. Kudos to the French government.
ReplyDeleteR.I.P to the dead. Its just so saddening that some crazy peeps think they should fight for their god and shove it down our throat to worship him,pretty sad.
ReplyDeleteTerrible! Terrible!! Terrible!!!
ReplyDeletethis two worthless beasts!
ReplyDeleteStella are funny? You skipped constant electricity n went straight 2 CCTV. In naija how criminals are caught is tumbo tumbo, lol.
ReplyDeleteSo sad :(
ReplyDeleteRIP to all the deceased.
Nitty
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so sad.
ReplyDeleteRIP to the dead
CNN will repeat this news till pikin wey dey inside belle go hear am....good job. i wish naija can be this fast and active in getting BHs. God help naija...
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