The Kouachi brothers suspected terrorists responsible for the massacre of Charlie Hebdo, are now entrenched in the industrial area of Dammartin-en-Goële. They would retain at least one person hostage.
The authorities say they have almost certain that it is the Kouachi brothers.
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This development comes after an exchange of gunfire and a chase on the national 2 in the northeast of Paris.
Five employees work in the company concerned, printing Creating Trend Discovery.
The company is under siege by the police. Five helicopters from the police and the gendarmerie are on site. And numerous emergency vehicles ready to intervene.
Earlier in the day, the suspects, discovered and heavily armed -according to the témoin- faces, stole a car Peugeot 206 in Montagny-Sainte-Félicité to a woman who has formally recognized them as the Kouachi brothers (police source ). The shooting occurred at height of this town in Seine-et-Marne, about a half hour drive from the area where the fugitives were wanted since Thursday.
The Interior Minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, confirmed that the current operation northeast of Paris was to "neutralize the perpetrators" of the attack against Charlie Hebdo.
Twelve people, including a woman, were killed Wednesday in an attack against the newspaper in Paris, five designers, including Cabu, Wolinski Charb and three employees, two police officers and a maintenance agent.
Four people were seriously injured in the attack against Charlie Hebdo are still in "emergency", "but their life is not in danger," said Minister of the Interior.
