Shooting at Satirical magazine in France

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**angelofvengeance**

Lol they can walk into bullets but I think that's as far as they'll get.

**Medium of Death**

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/charlie-hebdo-shooting-farright-front-national-leader-marine-le-pen-wants-to-offer-france-referendum-on-the-death-penalty-9965607.html

Charlie Hebdo shooting: Far-right Front National leader Marine Le Pen 'wants to offer France referendum on the death penalty'

The leader of France’s far-right Front National party Marine Le Pen has said she wants to offer the country a referendum on the death penalty, a day after the Charlie Hebdo offices were attacked.

Ms Le Pen told France2: “I want to offer France a referendum on the death penalty. Personally, I feel that this possibility should exist.

“I always said that I would offer French citizens the possibility to express themselves on the topic through a referendum.”

The death penalty was abolished in France in 1981.

The controversial leader claimed radical Islam was behind the attacks and said “denial and hypocrisy” are no longer an option, according to ITV.

“The absolute refusal of Islamic fundamentalism must be proclaimed high and loud by whomever. Life and liberty are among the most precious values.”

Ms Le-Pen’s Front National party harnessed anti-immigration and anti-EU sentiment in France to win control of 11 towns and more than 1,400 municipal seats nationwide in the local elections in April.

Tensions are now growing in France as police continue to hunt for two men in connection with the brutal attack. Twelve people were killed by gunmen who stormed the Paris headquarters of the satirical magazine.

Some fear Wednesday's attack could be used to feed anti-Islamic agitation after it was reported the gunmen shouted "Allahu akbar" before embarking on the massacre.

On Thursday, a makeshift explosive device was detonated outside a kebab restaurant close to a mosque in eastern France, although police have not drawn a direct link with the Charlie Hebdo attack.

Two shots were fired at a Muslim prayer hall at Port la Nouvells in Aude in southern France.

After a series of Islamaphobic posts on Twitter, #BlameTheMuslimGame began trending mocking the users responsible for those tweets.

On 10 September 1977, Hamida Djandoubi was guillotined, the last person executed in France.

**Sigvatr**

A Town Called Malus wrote:

However apparently they've issued demands that the newspaper attackers be allowed to walk from their hostage situation.

Comedians, they're everywhere!

**Disciple of Fate**

PhantomViper wrote:
Disciple of Fate wrote:
If its true that the attackers in the second siege are connected tothe first, then its crazy that they didnt receive a knock on their door over the last two days. Would be an amazing screwup.

They seem to be the same that shot the policewoman yesterday not connected to the newspaper attack.

Also, no one died yet at the supermarket. Latest reports talk about 1 person badly injured.

I thought the suspects of yesterday were older then those of today, in media reports, but seems I was wrong.

Also:

reports that a police officer at the scene in Paris says two people are confirmed dead after a gunman (believed to be the killer of the police officer in Montrouge yesterday) entered a kosher supermarket in the Porte de Vincennes area of eastern Paris.

http://m.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-30722098

**PhantomViper**

Disciple of Fate wrote:

reports that a police officer at the scene in Paris says two people are confirmed dead after a gunman (believed to be the killer of the police officer in Montrouge yesterday) entered a kosher supermarket in the Porte de Vincennes area of eastern Paris.

http://m.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-30722098

I counter it with:

Police deny reports of 2 killed in #Paris today; say 1 person wounded, several taken hostage at kosher supermarket http://f24.my/1tSeyny

https://twitter.com/FRANCE24
https://twitter.com/josephbamat/status/553558845298327553

Who knows what news are right or wrong at this moment...

**CptJake**

Live feed which seems to be pretty decent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BFwedk4dBCc

**Disciple of Fate**

I really hope youre right.

**Frazzled**

French forces appear to be storming the printer shop in the north.

**Disciple of Fate**

Reports of gunfire and explosions with movement on the roof. Seems risky with the second hostage situation, wonder if their hand was forced.

Edit: AFP reports that an official source had told them that an assault has been launched.

Second edit: Dutch sources als mention assault at second location

**Frazzled**

5 explosions heard at the hostage site in Eastern Paris per BBC

**thenoobbomb**

Frazzled wrote:
5 explosions heard at the hostage site in Eastern Paris per BBC

There's also reports of several people getting out of the supermarket, at least one of them a hostage.

**Matthew**

I just heard on the news that the Kouachi borthers are dead.

It's a horrible thing to say about another human being, but I'm happy they're dead.

**Disciple of Fate**

AFP reports death of the two brothers

**thenoobbomb**

Disciple of Fate wrote:
AFP reports death of the two brothers

NOS, too.

**Sigvatr**

Disciple of Fate wrote:
AFP reports death of the two brothers

At last. Hope they suffered.

**Disciple of Fate**

thenoobbomb wrote:
Disciple of Fate wrote:
AFP reports death of the two brothers

NOS, too.

News is spreading, the absence of the mention of more casualties is great, now just the second one without innocents and these black days will end on a beter note

Seems the brothers went out guns blazin, with all those security forces they must have been blown to bits

Edit: BBC mentions that the hostage of the brothers is safe
AFP reports several hostages freed at second site, hostage taker also killed, one captured

**Sigvatr**

Big ups to the French police / SF. Great job.

**PhantomViper**

No reports of any casualties amongst the hostages at either site. Great job by the French.

Hope that the bullets that got them were covered in pig blood or something similar.

**Disciple of Fate**

Damn, BBC just reported 15 civilians/police killed, so 12 at Charlie, 1 policewoman and 2 at the second site I guess

**thenoobbomb**

PhantomViper wrote:
No reports of any casualties amongst the hostages at either site. Great job by the French.

Hope that the bullets that got them were covered in pig blood or something similar.

The hostages have been freed by the French forces.

Spoiler:

There's also reports that the other hostage, kept by the two brothers, is alive, too.

**notprop**

Satisfying resolution.

**djones520**

That's awesome. Round of applause for the French law enforcement for this outcome.

**Howard A Treesong**

Apparently the two at the print factory charged the soldiers shooting like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Presumably they were shot to pieces.

**Warpig1815**

Huge respect to the French Police Force - a thouroughly professional operation there. Glad the b*****ds got what they deserved, but I'm not sure how it'll be taken vis a vis Matyrdom. A bit of a wasted opportunity for intel too I suspect. Nevertheless, well done France!

**Disciple of Fate**

Reuters reports four deaths at second site, confusing situation

**Matthew**

thenoobbomb wrote:
PhantomViper wrote:
No reports of any casualties amongst the hostages at either site. Great job by the French.

Hope that the bullets that got them were covered in pig blood or something similar.

The hostages have been freed by the French forces.

Spoiler:

There's also reports that the other hostage, kept by the two brothers, is alive, too.

Feth, I remember seeing them run out of the building...

**Warpig1815**

Then I for one sincerely hope Reuters is wrong. BBC reports one officer was injured in the Warehouse assault against the Kouachi brothers.

**Disciple of Fate**

Warpig1815 wrote:
Then I for one sincerely hope Reuters is wrong. BBC reports one officer was injured in the Warehouse assault against the Kouachi brothers.

Story is spreading, quoting police sources for the four dead

AFP notes four critically wounded, sounds bad overall

**-Shrike-**

Nope, BBC reporting four dead at the supermarket before police stormed it.

**PhantomViper**

France Press talked about four dead as well, but has updated it to 4 critically wounded.

Either way, its turning out to be worse than initially reported.