'At Least Six Hostages' In Paris Supermarket

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Hostage takers holding at least six people at a Paris kosher supermarket are demanding freedom for the cornered brothers suspected of the Charlie Hebdo massacre.

SWAT teams were surrounding the shop in eastern Paris, and a group of policemen were seen approaching the back door. Three ambulances rushed to the scene.

It is thought that two hostage takers might be inside the shop, and Israeli TV said a six-month old baby and the baby's mother are among those held captive.

A police officer told Sky News that a gunman went in the supermarket and started shooting immediately.

According to the AP news agency, which quoted a police source, the gunman said "You know who I am" as he opened fire inside.

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Police release mugshots of the two suspects in the shooting a policewoman in Paris. They are also believed to be involved in the current hostage situation at a supermarket in the capital. Hayat Boumeddiene is pictured

Her accomplice is believed to be Amedy Coulibaly, pictured. The suspects are believed to have ties to Kouachi brothers

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This is Cherif Kouachi, one of the suspects in the Charlie Hebdo attack

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Charlie Hebdo massacre suspect Said Kouachi

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Reports over the number of casualties are conflicting.

The interior ministry denied reports that two people had been killed, and the AP reported that several people were wounded, and were later able to flee and get medical care.

The attack comes on the eve of the Jewish Sabbath.

The hostage takers are believed to be the suspects who killed a policewoman in Montrouge, southern Paris, on Thursday.

French police released mugshots of a man and a woman linked to policewoman killing, saying they are armed and dangerous.

They have been named as Amedy Coulibaly, 32, and Hayat Boumeddiene, 26.

The two are believed to have ties to brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi, the French nationals linked to al Qaeda in Yemen who stormed the Charlie Hebdo magazine on Wednesday, killing 12 people.

The brothers are holed up in a factory in a separate hostage situation unfolding a few miles from Charles de Gaulle airport.

The latest siege has further heightened tensions in a city shaken by the Charlie Hebdo shooting, the worst attack in France in decades.

Kosher restaurants were closing across Paris and all stores in the famed Marais Jewish neighbourhood, which is far from the hostage situation, were ordered shut.

Schools in the Porte de Vincennes area, near the scene of siege, were on lockdown and two subway stops were closed. Part of the ring road around the capital was also closed, according to Le Figaro.

Armed police are responding to false alarms across the city, including at the Trocadero area, near the Eiffel Tower.

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People are led away from the scene as Police mobilize with reports of a hostage situation at Port de Vincennes in paris

At least five people have reportedly been taken hostage at a kosher supermarket in Paris after a shootout.

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In Thursday's terror attack, a trainee policewoman, named as Clarissa Jean-Philippe, 25, was killed. A street sweeper was seriously injured in the incident.

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