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Written By Unknown on Kamis, 08 Januari 2015 | 22.57

Terror Police Swarm Forest In Hunt For Paris Pair

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Anti-terrorism police have converged on a forest northeast of Paris after two brothers suspected of being behind the Charlie Hebdo magazine attack were spotted at a petrol station in the region.

A massive manhunt is under way for the gunmen who killed 12 people in an assault at the magazine's Paris offices on Wednesday.

French news agency AFP reported that two men fitting the description of brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi stole fuel and food from the station near Villers-Cotterets in the northern Aisne region, 43 miles (70km) away from Paris, this morning.

There is a high police presence in the villages of Crepy-en-Valois, 10 miles (16km) from the petrol station, and Abbaye de Longpont where just 400 people live.

Sky's Joey Jones said police were going house-to-house "scrutinising each resident".

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  1. Gallery: French Villages Filled With Terror Police

    Police have swarmed the small village of Crepy-en-Valois

Two men matching the descriptions of brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi were reportedly spotted by a petrol station manager

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  • Helicopters have been seen flying over the French countryside

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  • Shots are said to have been fired during a robbery at the station near Villers-Cotteret in the northern Aisne region, east of Paris

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  • Le Parisien said men wearing balaclavas were travelling on the N2 road in the direction of Paris in a Renault Clio which had weapons on its back seat

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  • Witness Benoit Verdun told Sky News he believes the suspects are in a very large forest near Longpont, which he said is "bigger than Paris" at 13,000 hectares, or 50 square miles.

    Crepy-en-Valois' mayor Bruno Fortier said he could not confirm reports the men were holed up in a house in the area.

    "It's an incessant waltz of police cars and trucks," he told Reuters.

    Jones said the picture is one of "utter confusion" and there are many rumours flying around. 

    Earlier the men, wearing balaclavas, were spotted travelling on the N2 road in the direction of Paris in a Renault Clio which had weapons on its back seat and its number plates covered.

    AFP said the pair had Kalashnikovs and what appeared to be a rocket-launcher.

    RAID, the anti-terrorist unit of the French police force, and the GIGN, a paramilitary special operations unit, have been deployed in the region.

    But Jones said it would appear the suspects are "a step or two ahead" of the authorities at the moment.

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    1. Gallery: Paris Attack Suspects' ID Cards

    Cherif Kouachi and his brother Said are suspected of carrying out the attack at Charlie Hebdo's offices in Paris. This is Cherif's ID card

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  • He added: "The indications at the moment suggest that they (police) are finding it difficult to get a grip on this fast-moving situation.

    "Each time we arrive at an area where they have been sighted or there is some sort of suspicion of significant police activity, you get the feeling that things have moved on.

    "This is such a fast moving situation, who knows where it will end up."

    Officials have said the French nationals are linked to a Yemeni terror network.

    On Wednesday night heavily armoured French police raided an apartment in the city of Reims in the search for the killers.

    French officials said seven people were detained overnight.

    Another suspect handed himself in to police after he was named on social media as 18-year-old Hamyd Mourad.

    Sky sources say the teenager, who has been arrested, is the brother-in-law of the suspects.

    There are reports that he was in school at the time of the attack and schoolmates have said he was on the bus with them at 7.30am and midday on Wednesday.

    :: Live updates on the story here

    Tensions remain high in the country after a female police officer was fatally shot in southern Paris this morning.

    A "criminal" blast was also reported at a kebab shop near a mosque in the eastern French town of Villefranche-sur-Saone. No one was injured.

    Officials have not said either incident is linked to the attack on Charlie Hebdo.

    Tributes to the victims have been left near the scene of yesterday's shooting at the magazine's offices and a minute's silence was held in the French capital for the victims of the attack.

    French investigators found a dozen Molotov cocktails and two jihadist flags in the getaway car abandoned shortly after the massacre at the office's of the controversial satirical magazine.

    A staff member at the magazine has said next week's issue will be published despite the bloodbath.

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    1. Gallery: Magazine Victims Identified

      Bernard Maris was a journalist and shareholder in Charlie Hebdo

    Jean Cabut's cartoons were first published in Paris newspapers in 1954

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  • The publication, for next Wednesday, is to defiantly show that "stupidity will not win," Patrick Pelloux said, adding that the remaining staff will meet soon.

    Downing Street said security has been increased at UK ports following the terror attack in Paris, although there is no specific threat to the country.

    :: Sky News is running a poll on social media today: "Should the media publish satirical religious cartoons?". You can vote on Facebook or Twitter using hashtags #SkyPollYes or #SkyPollNo

    :: A special report on the shootings at 4.30pm, 8.30pm and 9.30pm, can be watched live on skynews.com, our mobile apps and on channels Sky 501, Virgin Media 602, Freesat 202, Freeview 132.

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    1. Gallery: The Pencil Is Mightier Than The Gun

      Cartoonists all over the world have been picking up their pencils to show their support for the murdered artists on Charlie Hebdo magazine. This was by Carlos Latuff, posted on @LatuffCartoons latuffcartoons.wordpress.com

    By David Pope @davpope. Political cartoonist at The Canberra Times

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    • Terror Police Swarm Forest In Hunt For Paris Pair

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    Anti-terrorism police have converged on a forest northeast of Paris after two brothers suspected of being behind the Charlie Hebdo magazine attack were spotted at a petrol station in the region.

    A massive manhunt is under way for the gunmen who killed 12 people in an assault at the magazine's Paris offices on Wednesday.

    French news agency AFP reported that two men fitting the description of brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi stole fuel and food from the station near Villers-Cotterets in the northern Aisne region, 43 miles (70km) away from Paris, this morning.

    There is a high police presence in the villages of Crepy-en-Valois, 10 miles (16km) from the petrol station, and Abbaye de Longpont where just 400 people live.

    Sky's Joey Jones said police were going house-to-house "scrutinising each resident".

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    1. Gallery: French Villages Filled With Terror Police

      Police have swarmed the small village of Crepy-en-Valois

    Two men matching the descriptions of brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi were reportedly spotted by a petrol station manager

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  • Helicopters have been seen flying over the French countryside

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  • Shots are said to have been fired during a robbery at the station near Villers-Cotteret in the northern Aisne region, east of Paris

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  • Le Parisien said men wearing balaclavas were travelling on the N2 road in the direction of Paris in a Renault Clio which had weapons on its back seat

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  • Witness Benoit Verdun told Sky News he believes the suspects are in a very large forest near Longpont, which he said is "bigger than Paris" at 13,000 hectares, or 50 square miles.

    Crepy-en-Valois' mayor Bruno Fortier said he could not confirm reports the men were holed up in a house in the area.

    "It's an incessant waltz of police cars and trucks," he told Reuters.

    Jones said the picture is one of "utter confusion" and there are many rumours flying around. 

    Earlier the men, wearing balaclavas, were spotted travelling on the N2 road in the direction of Paris in a Renault Clio which had weapons on its back seat and its number plates covered.

    AFP said the pair had Kalashnikovs and what appeared to be a rocket-launcher.

    RAID, the anti-terrorist unit of the French police force, and the GIGN, a paramilitary special operations unit, have been deployed in the region.

    But Jones said it would appear the suspects are "a step or two ahead" of the authorities at the moment.

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    1. Gallery: Paris Attack Suspects' ID Cards

    Cherif Kouachi and his brother Said are suspected of carrying out the attack at Charlie Hebdo's offices in Paris. This is Cherif's ID card

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  • He added: "The indications at the moment suggest that they (police) are finding it difficult to get a grip on this fast-moving situation.

    "Each time we arrive at an area where they have been sighted or there is some sort of suspicion of significant police activity, you get the feeling that things have moved on.

    "This is such a fast moving situation, who knows where it will end up."

    Officials have said the French nationals are linked to a Yemeni terror network.

    On Wednesday night heavily armoured French police raided an apartment in the city of Reims in the search for the killers.

    French officials said seven people were detained overnight.

    Another suspect handed himself in to police after he was named on social media as 18-year-old Hamyd Mourad.

    Sky sources say the teenager, who has been arrested, is the brother-in-law of the suspects.

    There are reports that he was in school at the time of the attack and schoolmates have said he was on the bus with them at 7.30am and midday on Wednesday.

    :: Live updates on the story here

    Tensions remain high in the country after a female police officer was fatally shot in southern Paris this morning.

    A "criminal" blast was also reported at a kebab shop near a mosque in the eastern French town of Villefranche-sur-Saone. No one was injured.

    Officials have not said either incident is linked to the attack on Charlie Hebdo.

    Tributes to the victims have been left near the scene of yesterday's shooting at the magazine's offices and a minute's silence was held in the French capital for the victims of the attack.

    French investigators found a dozen Molotov cocktails and two jihadist flags in the getaway car abandoned shortly after the massacre at the office's of the controversial satirical magazine.

    A staff member at the magazine has said next week's issue will be published despite the bloodbath.

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    1. Gallery: Magazine Victims Identified

      Bernard Maris was a journalist and shareholder in Charlie Hebdo

    Jean Cabut's cartoons were first published in Paris newspapers in 1954

    ]]>

  • The publication, for next Wednesday, is to defiantly show that "stupidity will not win," Patrick Pelloux said, adding that the remaining staff will meet soon.

    Downing Street said security has been increased at UK ports following the terror attack in Paris, although there is no specific threat to the country.

    :: Sky News is running a poll on social media today: "Should the media publish satirical religious cartoons?". You can vote on Facebook or Twitter using hashtags #SkyPollYes or #SkyPollNo

    :: A special report on the shootings at 4.30pm, 8.30pm and 9.30pm, can be watched live on skynews.com, our mobile apps and on channels Sky 501, Virgin Media 602, Freesat 202, Freeview 132.

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    1. Gallery: The Pencil Is Mightier Than The Gun

      Cartoonists all over the world have been picking up their pencils to show their support for the murdered artists on Charlie Hebdo magazine. This was by Carlos Latuff, posted on @LatuffCartoons latuffcartoons.wordpress.com

    By David Pope @davpope. Political cartoonist at The Canberra Times

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    Paris Shootings: What We Know So Far

    On Wednesday, 12 people were shot dead at the headquarters of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris. On Thursday, a French police officer was shot and killed in the city.

    :: Ten editorial staff died in a second-floor conference room after being shot. Two victims were police officers.

    :: Several people were injured in the attack, four of them are in critical conditions

    :: At least two masked gunmen stormed the offices of the publication. French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said that three attackers were involved in the assault

    :: The two suspects have today reportedly fired shots while robbing a petrol station in northern France

    :: AFP reports that two men fitting the description of brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi stole petrol and food from the station near Villers-Cotteret in the northern Aisne region, east of Paris, this morning

    :: Le Parisien said men, aged 34 and 32, wearing balaclavas were travelling on the N2 road in the direction of Paris in a Renault Clio which had weapons on its back seat and its number plates covered

    :: Police are now in Crepy-En-Valois, a town close to where the two suspects were spotted

    :: A third suspect handed himself in to police after he was named on social media as Hamyd Mourad, 18

    :: The attackers were armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles and a rocket-propelled grenade during Wednesday's attack

    :: There was a gunfight with police outside the building

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    1. Gallery: Paris Police Officer Shot Dead In New Attack

      A female traffic police officer has been shot dead in a fresh attack in Paris, a day after the killing of 12 people at the offices of satirical paper Charlie Hebdo

    According to police sources a man wearing a bullet-proof vest and armed with an automatic rifle shot the officer in the back in the south of the capital

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    Paris Policeman Shot In Head As He Pleads For Life

    Footage of France's deadliest terror attack for 40 years shows one of the gunmen shoot a policeman in the head at point-blank range.

    Three black-clad, heavily-armed men are seen walking from their vehicle near Place de la Bastille in Paris, before a number of shots are fired.

    The camera pans to the right to show a police officer lying on the pavement before rolling over to face his approaching attackers.

    He is seen raising his hand, apparently pleading for his life.

    According to Le Parisien, the officer was heard in one video clip to say: "Voulez-vous me tuer? (Do you want to kill me?)."

    The gunman responded: "C'est bon chef."

    One of the two men quickens pace as he reaches the injured officer and, without pausing, shoots him in the head.

    In another video shot following the attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo's offices, gunshots ring out and onlookers run for cover on a rooftop just yards from the scene.

    The two gunmen are seen below opening fire.

    As some on the rooftop run for cover, panicked voices are heard urging others to "get down".

    "Did you see that?" a voice can be heard asking the person filming the scene.

    More shots are fired before a witness on the rooftop tells another to "budge up".

    The gunshots stop and the men are seen calmly returning to their black Citroen hatchback.

    One of them picks up a shoe that had fallen out of the car and they drive off slowly.

    Witness Benoit Bringer told French TV channel iTELE: "About a half an hour ago two black-hooded men entered the building with Kalashnikovs (assault rifles).

    "A few minutes later we heard lots of shots."

    One witness, who declined to give his name, described the attack as like "a movie".

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    1. Gallery: Gunmen Attack Paris Magazine Office

      Armed gunmen face police officers near the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris

    An attack on the offices of the newspaper left twelve dead, including two police officers, according to sources close to the investigation

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    France Falls Silent For Paris Victims

    France Falls Silent For Paris Victims

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    A minute's silence has been held across France to remember the victims of the gun attack at the office of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

    At midday (1100 GMT), crowds of people stood silently in public squares, schools and outside official buildings. Many shed tears.

    After the silence, bells tolled at Paris' Notre Dame cathedral and in churches across the country.

    Later there were a number of spontaneous anti-Muslim protests on the streets of Paris, where security has been stepped up.

    At a Mass in Rome, Pope Francis asked worshippers to pray for the attack victims and "those who are cruel so that the Lord may change their heart".

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    1. Gallery: Vigils Worldwide For Paris Attack Victims

      People hold signs reading "Je suis Charlie" (I am Charlie) in Paris as they observe a minute of silence for the victims of an attack by armed gunmen on the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo

    Floral tributes are left close to the Charlie Hebdo offices

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  • People hold hands and form a circle around the Place de la Republique (Republic Square) at midday

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  • People stand under the rain with umbrellas in front of Notre-Dame Cathedral

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  • People hold signs reading "Nous sommes tous Charlie" (We are all Charlie)

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  • President Francois Hollande has ordered flags to fly at half-mast for three days.  

    The minute's silence came after vigils were held in cities across the world to mourn those killed and show support for freedom of speech.

    More than 35,000 people gathered in the French capital on Wednesday, after gunmen stormed the offices of the magazine, killing 10 journalists and two police officers.

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    1. Gallery: Magazine Victims Identified

      Bernard Maris was a journalist and shareholder in Charlie Hebdo

    Jean Cabut's cartoons were first published in Paris newspapers in 1954

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  • Thousands also turned out in the French cities of Lyon, Toulouse, Bordeaux and Marseille.

    Many of those at the Place de la Republique in Paris carried signs with the words "Je Suis Charlie", which means "I am Charlie" in English.

    Others used slogans such as "press freedom has no price" and "Charb mort libre" (Charb died free), a reference to the magazine's editor Stephane Charbonnier, one of four cartoonists murdered by the terrorists.

    Thousands of people took to the streets of Berlin, London, New York, Brussels, Madrid, Rome and Vienna to express their horror at the killings.

    About 500 people stood in silence in front of the French embassy in Berlin, with many holding candles and waving the European Union flag.

    In Trafalgar Square, people held up their mobile phones showing the "Je Suis Charlie" message.

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    1. Gallery: Gunmen Attack Paris Magazine Office

      Armed gunmen face police officers near the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris

    An attack on the offices of the newspaper left twelve dead, including two police officers, according to sources close to the investigation

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  • Some sang the Marseillaise, the French national anthem, while holding pens as a symbol of press freedom.

    In Spain, the French ambassador to Madrid, Jerome Bonnafont, joined a crowd of several hundred people outside the embassy shouting "Free speech, free speech".

    French police are hunting two men in connection with the attack, brothers Said Kouachi and Cherif Kouachi. A number of others have been arrested.

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    • France Falls Silent For Paris Victims

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    A minute's silence has been held across France to remember the victims of the gun attack at the office of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

    At midday (1100 GMT), crowds of people stood silently in public squares, schools and outside official buildings. Many shed tears.

    After the silence, bells tolled at Paris' Notre Dame cathedral and in churches across the country.

    Later there were a number of spontaneous anti-Muslim protests on the streets of Paris, where security has been stepped up.

    At a Mass in Rome, Pope Francis asked worshippers to pray for the attack victims and "those who are cruel so that the Lord may change their heart".

    1/49

    1. Gallery: Vigils Worldwide For Paris Attack Victims

      People hold signs reading "Je suis Charlie" (I am Charlie) in Paris as they observe a minute of silence for the victims of an attack by armed gunmen on the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo

    Floral tributes are left close to the Charlie Hebdo offices

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  • People hold hands and form a circle around the Place de la Republique (Republic Square) at midday

    ]]>

  • People stand under the rain with umbrellas in front of Notre-Dame Cathedral

    ]]>

  • People hold signs reading "Nous sommes tous Charlie" (We are all Charlie)

    ]]>

  • President Francois Hollande has ordered flags to fly at half-mast for three days.  

    The minute's silence came after vigils were held in cities across the world to mourn those killed and show support for freedom of speech.

    More than 35,000 people gathered in the French capital on Wednesday, after gunmen stormed the offices of the magazine, killing 10 journalists and two police officers.

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    1. Gallery: Magazine Victims Identified

      Bernard Maris was a journalist and shareholder in Charlie Hebdo

    Jean Cabut's cartoons were first published in Paris newspapers in 1954

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  • Thousands also turned out in the French cities of Lyon, Toulouse, Bordeaux and Marseille.

    Many of those at the Place de la Republique in Paris carried signs with the words "Je Suis Charlie", which means "I am Charlie" in English.

    Others used slogans such as "press freedom has no price" and "Charb mort libre" (Charb died free), a reference to the magazine's editor Stephane Charbonnier, one of four cartoonists murdered by the terrorists.

    Thousands of people took to the streets of Berlin, London, New York, Brussels, Madrid, Rome and Vienna to express their horror at the killings.

    About 500 people stood in silence in front of the French embassy in Berlin, with many holding candles and waving the European Union flag.

    In Trafalgar Square, people held up their mobile phones showing the "Je Suis Charlie" message.

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    1. Gallery: Gunmen Attack Paris Magazine Office

      Armed gunmen face police officers near the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris

    An attack on the offices of the newspaper left twelve dead, including two police officers, according to sources close to the investigation

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  • Some sang the Marseillaise, the French national anthem, while holding pens as a symbol of press freedom.

    In Spain, the French ambassador to Madrid, Jerome Bonnafont, joined a crowd of several hundred people outside the embassy shouting "Free speech, free speech".

    French police are hunting two men in connection with the attack, brothers Said Kouachi and Cherif Kouachi. A number of others have been arrested.

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    Cop Killed In Second Paris Terror Attack

    Cop Killed In Second Paris Terror Attack

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    A major police operation is under way in France as prosecutors confirmed the second terror attack in the capital in as many days.

    Several armed officers were at the scene of a fatal shooting this morning in the south of Paris.

    A female police officer, reportedly 25, was killed after she was called to reports of a traffic accident involving a grey Clio at around 7.15am.

    A street sweeper was critically injured in the shooting, which is now being treated as a "terrorist act" by the French authorities.

    Sky's Crime Correspondent Martin Brunt said police with heavy armour were seen in Porte de Chatillon shortly afterwards and TV news crews were being pushed back from the area, which was sealed off with tape.

    Meanwhile, officers are still hunting for suspects in the deadly gun attack on the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

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    1. Gallery: French Villages Filled With Terror Police

      Police have swarmed the small village of Crepy-en-Valois

    Two men matching the descriptions of brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi were reportedly spotted by a petrol station manager

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  • Helicopters have been seen flying over the French countryside

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  • Shots are said to have been fired during a robbery at the station near Villers-Cotteret in the northern Aisne region, east of Paris

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  • Le Parisien said men wearing balaclavas were travelling on the N2 road in the direction of Paris in a Renault Clio which had weapons on its back seat

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  • Two men matching their description are said to have robbed a petrol station about an hour's drive northeast of Paris.

    Footage of police activity in the village of Crepy-en-Valois, 10 miles (16km) from that scene, is now emerging.

    With the country now on its highest terror alert, hundreds of extra officers have been deployed to guard media offices, places of worship and other areas deemed at risk in the capital.

    Some 200 soldiers from parachute regiments across the country have been drafted in to Paris, bringing the number of military patrolling the streets to 850.

    :: Follow live updates here

    In today's attack, which is not being linked by officials to yesterday's shootings, a man wearing a bullet-proof vest fired at the council worker and police woman, who became the third officer to be killed in the capital in 24 hours.

    Witness Ahmed Sassi said: "There was an officer in front of a white car and a man running away who shot."

    TV channel iTele said both victims of the shooting were seen lying on the ground.

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    1. Gallery: Paris Police Officer Shot Dead In New Attack

      A female traffic police officer has been shot dead in a fresh attack in Paris, a day after the killing of 12 people at the offices of satirical paper Charlie Hebdo

    According to police sources a man wearing a bullet-proof vest and armed with an automatic rifle shot the officer in the back in the south of the capital

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  • Le Parisien newspaper reported that one of the shooters ran towards the Metro station Chatillon-Montrouge. The other is reported to have fled by car and is still on the run.

    AFP news agency reported that a 53-year-old suspect has been detained.

    Brunt said: "It's difficult to believe there's no link (to the Charlie Hebdo shootings).

    "Maybe it is a copycat, but maybe it is not related."

    Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said authorities were doing their best to identify and arrest the attacker, and he urged people not to jump to conclusions about any link to the Charlie Hebdo attack.

    The officers were gathering in Porte de Chatillon as a minute's silence was held across France in a mark of respect for the victims of yesterday's violence.

    Other attacks have also been reported today - including a "criminal" explosion at a kebab shop near a mosque in eastern France.

    Overnight, two Muslim places of worship - in Le Mans, west of Paris, and Port-la-Nouvelle, in southern France - were targeted by blank grenades and gunfire respectively. No casualties were reported.

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    • Cop Killed In Second Paris Terror Attack

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    A major police operation is under way in France as prosecutors confirmed the second terror attack in the capital in as many days.

    Several armed officers were at the scene of a fatal shooting this morning in the south of Paris.

    A female police officer, reportedly 25, was killed after she was called to reports of a traffic accident involving a grey Clio at around 7.15am.

    A street sweeper was critically injured in the shooting, which is now being treated as a "terrorist act" by the French authorities.

    Sky's Crime Correspondent Martin Brunt said police with heavy armour were seen in Porte de Chatillon shortly afterwards and TV news crews were being pushed back from the area, which was sealed off with tape.

    Meanwhile, officers are still hunting for suspects in the deadly gun attack on the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

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    1. Gallery: French Villages Filled With Terror Police

      Police have swarmed the small village of Crepy-en-Valois

    Two men matching the descriptions of brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi were reportedly spotted by a petrol station manager

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  • Helicopters have been seen flying over the French countryside

    ]]>

  • Shots are said to have been fired during a robbery at the station near Villers-Cotteret in the northern Aisne region, east of Paris

    ]]>

  • Le Parisien said men wearing balaclavas were travelling on the N2 road in the direction of Paris in a Renault Clio which had weapons on its back seat

    ]]>

  • Two men matching their description are said to have robbed a petrol station about an hour's drive northeast of Paris.

    Footage of police activity in the village of Crepy-en-Valois, 10 miles (16km) from that scene, is now emerging.

    With the country now on its highest terror alert, hundreds of extra officers have been deployed to guard media offices, places of worship and other areas deemed at risk in the capital.

    Some 200 soldiers from parachute regiments across the country have been drafted in to Paris, bringing the number of military patrolling the streets to 850.

    :: Follow live updates here

    In today's attack, which is not being linked by officials to yesterday's shootings, a man wearing a bullet-proof vest fired at the council worker and police woman, who became the third officer to be killed in the capital in 24 hours.

    Witness Ahmed Sassi said: "There was an officer in front of a white car and a man running away who shot."

    TV channel iTele said both victims of the shooting were seen lying on the ground.

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      A female traffic police officer has been shot dead in a fresh attack in Paris, a day after the killing of 12 people at the offices of satirical paper Charlie Hebdo

    According to police sources a man wearing a bullet-proof vest and armed with an automatic rifle shot the officer in the back in the south of the capital

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  • Le Parisien newspaper reported that one of the shooters ran towards the Metro station Chatillon-Montrouge. The other is reported to have fled by car and is still on the run.

    AFP news agency reported that a 53-year-old suspect has been detained.

    Brunt said: "It's difficult to believe there's no link (to the Charlie Hebdo shootings).

    "Maybe it is a copycat, but maybe it is not related."

    Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said authorities were doing their best to identify and arrest the attacker, and he urged people not to jump to conclusions about any link to the Charlie Hebdo attack.

    The officers were gathering in Porte de Chatillon as a minute's silence was held across France in a mark of respect for the victims of yesterday's violence.

    Other attacks have also been reported today - including a "criminal" explosion at a kebab shop near a mosque in eastern France.

    Overnight, two Muslim places of worship - in Le Mans, west of Paris, and Port-la-Nouvelle, in southern France - were targeted by blank grenades and gunfire respectively. No casualties were reported.

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    North Korea Slams US For Sony Attack Sanctions

    Written By Unknown on Minggu, 04 Januari 2015 | 22.57

    North Korea Slams US For Sony Attack Sanctions

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    North Korea has criticised the United States for imposing fresh sanctions on its government officials in retaliation for an alleged cyber attack on Sony Pictures.

    US President Barack Obama last week authorised a new layer of sanctions on several Pyongyang institutions and officials in response to the hacking attack against the Hollywood movie studio responsible for a film depicting the fictional assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un.

    US investigators have said North Korea was behind the attack in November, which involved the breach of tens of thousands of confidential Sony emails and business files.

    But North Korea denies any role in the cyber attack. It has expressed fury over the comedy The Interview and called the hacking of Sony a "righteous deed".

    In response to the new sanctions, an unnamed spokesman for North Korea's Foreign Ministry accused the US of "groundlessly" stirring up hostility toward Pyongyang.

    The spokesman said the new sanctions would not weaken the country's 1.2-million-strong military.

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  • He told North Korea's official media mouthpiece, the Korean Central News Agency, that the sanctions show America's "inveterate repugnancy and hostility toward the DPRK," referring to North Korea's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

    "The policy persistently pursued by the US to stifle the DPRK, groundlessly stirring up bad blood toward it, would only harden its will and resolution to defend the sovereignty of the country," the spokesman said.

    President Barack Obama has also warned Pyongyang that the US is considering putting North Korea back on its list of state sponsors of terrorism, which could jeopardise aid to the country on a global scale.

    American officials portrayed the sanctions as a swift, decisive response to North Korean behaviour that they said had gone far over the line.

    It is the first time that the US has imposed sanctions on another nation in direct retaliation for a cyber attack on an American company.

    But there have been doubts in the cyber community about the extent of North Korea's involvement.

    Experts have said it is possible that hackers or even Sony insiders could be the culprits, and questioned how the FBI can point the finger so conclusively.

    Sony initially decided to call off the film's release after cinemas decided not to show the film but following criticism from President Obama the movie was released in limited cinemas and online.

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    • North Korea Slams US For Sony Attack Sanctions

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    North Korea has criticised the United States for imposing fresh sanctions on its government officials in retaliation for an alleged cyber attack on Sony Pictures.

    US President Barack Obama last week authorised a new layer of sanctions on several Pyongyang institutions and officials in response to the hacking attack against the Hollywood movie studio responsible for a film depicting the fictional assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un.

    US investigators have said North Korea was behind the attack in November, which involved the breach of tens of thousands of confidential Sony emails and business files.

    But North Korea denies any role in the cyber attack. It has expressed fury over the comedy The Interview and called the hacking of Sony a "righteous deed".

    In response to the new sanctions, an unnamed spokesman for North Korea's Foreign Ministry accused the US of "groundlessly" stirring up hostility toward Pyongyang.

    The spokesman said the new sanctions would not weaken the country's 1.2-million-strong military.

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      He's out and about again, chuckling his way about the country. North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un has been having his picture taken with children during a visit to an orphanage

    Mr Kim was at the Pyongyang Baby Home and Orphanage showing his caring side on New Year's Day

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  • He told North Korea's official media mouthpiece, the Korean Central News Agency, that the sanctions show America's "inveterate repugnancy and hostility toward the DPRK," referring to North Korea's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

    "The policy persistently pursued by the US to stifle the DPRK, groundlessly stirring up bad blood toward it, would only harden its will and resolution to defend the sovereignty of the country," the spokesman said.

    President Barack Obama has also warned Pyongyang that the US is considering putting North Korea back on its list of state sponsors of terrorism, which could jeopardise aid to the country on a global scale.

    American officials portrayed the sanctions as a swift, decisive response to North Korean behaviour that they said had gone far over the line.

    It is the first time that the US has imposed sanctions on another nation in direct retaliation for a cyber attack on an American company.

    But there have been doubts in the cyber community about the extent of North Korea's involvement.

    Experts have said it is possible that hackers or even Sony insiders could be the culprits, and questioned how the FBI can point the finger so conclusively.

    Sony initially decided to call off the film's release after cinemas decided not to show the film but following criticism from President Obama the movie was released in limited cinemas and online.

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    Homes Lost As Australia Battles Bushfires

    Homes Lost As Australia Battles Bushfires

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    Thousands of Australians have fled their homes after strong winds and high temperatures made one of the worst bushfires in decades impossible to bring under control.

    More than 30 homes are feared to have been destroyed by the blazes in Adelaide Hills, with struggling firefighters warning it could be days before the flames are brought to manageable levels.

    Hundreds more properties are at risk and residents of 19 communities have been asked to evacuate.

    The state's Country Fire Service said the fires, which broke out Friday in the Mount Lofty Ranges east of Adelaide, were continuing to burn in all directions, threatening lives.

    But a cool weather change on Sunday is expected to help them work to contain the blazes ahead of a forecast rise in temperatures again on Wednesday.

    "I can confirm that 12 homes have been destroyed and it's feared that a further 20 homes have also been lost," South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill said.

    "However, the conditions for firefighting have improved. The weather is cooler and the weather conditions will permit aerial firefighting.

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    A caravan saved from the fire sits on charred earth near One Tree Hill in the Adelaide Hills

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  • "This is important because it is forecasted that we will have worsening weather conditions on Wednesday so it's critical that we make headway on reducing the active edges of this fire front."

    More than 11,000 hectares (27,200 acres) have been burnt in the area.

    South Australian Police have also confirmed an elderly man and woman are missing in the fire zone.

    Police Commissioner Gary Burns said the pair had been reported missing from separate properties in Lenswood and Cudlee Creek.

    It was not clear if they were missing or had taken refuge elsewhere, Mr Burns said, but teams were heading to the towns to check on them.

    No serious injuries have been reported so far, but 22 people, mostly firefighters, have been treated for minor injuries, mainly smoke inhalation.

    Hundreds of firefighters from the neighbouring states of Victoria and New South Wales are teaming up with their South Australian counterparts, taking the total number of crew battling the blazes to more than 800.

    State officials said these were the worst fire conditions they had seen for 30 years.

    In 1983, the bushfires of Ash Wednesday killed more than 70 people in South Australia and Victoria, and destroyed thousands of homes and buildings.

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    • Homes Lost As Australia Battles Bushfires

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    Thousands of Australians have fled their homes after strong winds and high temperatures made one of the worst bushfires in decades impossible to bring under control.

    More than 30 homes are feared to have been destroyed by the blazes in Adelaide Hills, with struggling firefighters warning it could be days before the flames are brought to manageable levels.

    Hundreds more properties are at risk and residents of 19 communities have been asked to evacuate.

    The state's Country Fire Service said the fires, which broke out Friday in the Mount Lofty Ranges east of Adelaide, were continuing to burn in all directions, threatening lives.

    But a cool weather change on Sunday is expected to help them work to contain the blazes ahead of a forecast rise in temperatures again on Wednesday.

    "I can confirm that 12 homes have been destroyed and it's feared that a further 20 homes have also been lost," South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill said.

    "However, the conditions for firefighting have improved. The weather is cooler and the weather conditions will permit aerial firefighting.

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    1. Gallery: Australia Battles Bushfires

      A large uncontrolled fire is burning in South Australia which has destroyed dozens of homes, sent people into mandatory evacuations, and left its mark on local wildlife

    A caravan saved from the fire sits on charred earth near One Tree Hill in the Adelaide Hills

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  • Houses were lost as the intense bushfire raged out of control and authorities warned the state faced its worst wildfire danger since the deadly 1983 blazes. Continue through for more pictures

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  • "This is important because it is forecasted that we will have worsening weather conditions on Wednesday so it's critical that we make headway on reducing the active edges of this fire front."

    More than 11,000 hectares (27,200 acres) have been burnt in the area.

    South Australian Police have also confirmed an elderly man and woman are missing in the fire zone.

    Police Commissioner Gary Burns said the pair had been reported missing from separate properties in Lenswood and Cudlee Creek.

    It was not clear if they were missing or had taken refuge elsewhere, Mr Burns said, but teams were heading to the towns to check on them.

    No serious injuries have been reported so far, but 22 people, mostly firefighters, have been treated for minor injuries, mainly smoke inhalation.

    Hundreds of firefighters from the neighbouring states of Victoria and New South Wales are teaming up with their South Australian counterparts, taking the total number of crew battling the blazes to more than 800.

    State officials said these were the worst fire conditions they had seen for 30 years.

    In 1983, the bushfires of Ash Wednesday killed more than 70 people in South Australia and Victoria, and destroyed thousands of homes and buildings.

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    'Batman' Killed By Ukrainian Security Forces

    A wanted rebel commander, who went by the name Batman, has been killed as Ukrainian security forces tried to arrest him, officials have claimed.

    Alexandr Bednov, the leader of a pro-Russian militia called the Batman battalion in the eastern region of Luhansk, was wanted for murder, abduction and other abuses.

    Ukraine security council spokesman Volodymyr Poleviy confirmed Bednov's death but would give no further details.

    However, the website of the separatist Luhansk People's Republic said he was killed on Thursday by security forces.

    Bednov, who used to work as a reserve officer for Ukraine's Ministry of Internal Affairs and was married with two children, claimed to have been working to restore law and order in the region with his squad.

    In an interview with a blogger in November he said he had decided to fight for the rebel cause after witnessing rebellion in the capital, Kiev.

    He said the overthrow of the pro-Russian administration had been "served with a sauce of severe Russophobia, racial hatred, fascism, Nazism, the superiority of the Ukrainian nation over all others".

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      Volunteers of the Azov battalion, leaving for the east of the country to fight pro-Russian rebels, take an oath during a farewell ceremony in the center of Kiev, Ukraine

    Relatives and partners of the volunteers react to the impending departure of their loved ones. Continue through for more pictures

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    Brit Hostage Tours Iraq City In New IS Video

    An eighth propaganda video of British hostage John Cantlie apparently giving a tour of Iraq's second biggest city has been released by the Islamic State (IS).

    In it the photojournalist claims it is "business as usual" in Mosul and that media reports suggesting residents are "living in fear" are "misleading".

    The town was captured by IS militants during a blitz in June when they murdered more than 2,000 Shi'ite prisoners and soldiers, according to Human Rights Watch.

    During the eight-minute video 43-year-old Mr Cantlie visits a market, a hospital and a police station.

    Talking to the camera, he says: "The media likes to paint a picture of life in the Islamic State as depressed, people walking around as subjugated citizens in chains, beaten down by strict, totalitarian rule.

    "But really apart from some rather chilly but very sunny December weather, life here in Mosul is business as usual."

    A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We are aware of the release of another video and are studying its contents."

    It has not been possible to verify whether it is genuine.

    In previous videos Mr Cantlie has spoken under duress from behind a desk and has worn an orange jumpsuit.

    The last one in November saw him give an account of what he claimed was a failed rescue attempt by American forces in July.

    Other footage released by IS in October purported to show Mr Cantlie in the embattled Syrian city of Kobani.

    His family have previously appealed for "direct contact" with the militants, who have been holding him for two years.

    Since August, IS has filmed and posted online the deaths of four Western hostages.

    UK aid workers Alan Henning and David Haines and American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff were all beheaded on camera by the jihadi organisation.


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    Spacecraft Nears Pluto After Nine-Year Trip

    The Solar System's mysterious "ninth planet" is set to be revealed as never before.

    Nasa's spacecraft New Horizons is finally drawing close to Pluto almost nine years after setting off on the three-billion-mile journey from Earth.

    Pluto is around 3.67 billion miles from the Sun and, when it was discovered in 1930, it was the planet furthest from the solar system's centre.

    But in 2006 it was relegated to being a "dwarf planet" in the Kuiper Belt, the group of objects beyond the region of planets such as Earth.

    The belt and the Oort Cloud, another band of icy objects that is even further away, are among space's final frontiers and both are thought to be the source of comets.

    New Horizons launched on 19 January, 2006, and has spent the 1,873 days between then and now "hibernating" to preserve its electrical components.

    It had 18 hibernation periods, the most recent ending 162 million miles from Pluto, when the signal telling scientists of its activity took almost five hours to reach Earth.

    From 15 January it will begin examining the planet and it is hoped that its images will be even better than those beamed back to Earth by the Hubble Space Telescope.

    Project scientist Dr Hal Weaver, from the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland, US, said the project was "a journey to a new class of planets we've never seen, in a place we've never been before".

    He added: "For decades we thought Pluto was this odd little body on the planetary outskirts; now we know it's really a gateway to an entire region of new worlds in the Kuiper Belt, and New Horizons is going to provide the first close-up look at them."


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