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[smjjames]

http://news.sky.com/story/1404969/at-least-six-hostages-in-paris-supermarket

The supermarket hostage taker is threatening to kill the hostages if the police will storm the factory where the two terrorists are.

They're storming that location right now (the factory).

No word from CNN on the second scene.

[Inarius]

It's done.

[smjjames]

I'd be surprised if the two initial suspects were taken alive.

Nothing yet from the one in the grocery store. If they (not sure if just one person or more than one at the grocery store) did start shooting hostages, it would have been stormed already.

EDIT: Oh wait, there were explosions and gunshots at the grocery site, CNN wasn't clear on that a min ago. So yeah, it's over.

[Inarius]

Apparently, they launched attack simultaneously.

Hope that they didn't have issue with pathfinding...


EDIT : They both died, but it's still tbc.

[smjjames]

Makes sense, given the threat given by the one in the grocery store.

[Inarius]

IT's confirmed. The two brothers died during the assault.

[smjjames]

CNN may have said something about the grocery store one being in custody. But custody in this case could mean dead.

[Inarius]

No, they all died. The hostages are alive, though. (which is good news), that's tbc for now.

[Sinistar]

Interesting. Watching BBC's and Sky News' livestream simultaneously, BBC's is surprisingly less up to date. Took them a few minutes to mention the brothers being killed even even they they stress this is yet unconfirmed.

Apparently French police also released mugshots of TWO people connected to yesterdays murder - a man and a woman.
And 2 casualties I mentioned few posts ago were apparently misinformation.

[smjjames]

The BBC is probably trying to hold off on the reporting until things are absolutely sure, CNN is doing the same.

[Inarius]

Someone in my office is in livetweet with a cop who is there, I hope I'm as up-to-date as them, then

[smjjames]

Given the blasts which were reported (not from flashbangs, no idea what they were) and the gunshots, I'd be surprised if any of the hostage takers are alive.

Edit: The (Paris?) mayor said that the two magazine suspects were killed, I'd say that's pretty official.

[Inarius]

Given the blasts which were reported (not from flashbangs, no idea what they were) and the gunshots, I'd be surprised if any of the hostage takers are alive.

They all died. The two brothers (who were the CH killers) and the other one in Vincennes. But yes, as you said, it was to be expected...they seemed very determined, and very dangerous. They tried to attack the police, so they clearly wanted to die, considering how much they were outnumbered !

[miauw62]

A gif depicting the expertise of the French forces.

[Vilanat]

"BREAKING: At least four hostages at Kosher supermarket siege in eastern Paris dead: police source"

http://live.reuters.com/Event/World_News

Weird there's nothing certain even an hour after the police stormed the supermarket.