Paris twin hostage crises

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Updated On Jan 10, 2015 01:58 am IST

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A still image form video shows an explosion lighting the front of a kosher supermarket as French police special forces launch their assault, where several people were taken hostage near the Porte de Vincennes in eastern Paris. (AFP photo)

Updated on Jan 10, 2015 01:58 am IST

A still image form video shows an explosion lighting the front of a kosher supermarket as French police special forces launch their assault, where several people were taken hostage near the Porte de Vincennes in eastern Paris. (AFP photo)

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Members of the French police special force advance with their equipment on the Paris ring road near the scene of a hostage taking at a kosher supermarket in eastern Paris. (AFP photo)

Updated on Jan 10, 2015 01:58 am IST

Members of the French police special force advance with their equipment on the Paris ring road near the scene of a hostage taking at a kosher supermarket in eastern Paris. (AFP photo)

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Members of the French police special forces launch the assault at a kosher grocery store in Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris, where at least two people were shot dead during a hostage-taking drama at a Jewish supermarket in eastern Paris. (AFP photo)

Updated on Jan 10, 2015 01:58 am IST

Members of the French police special forces launch the assault at a kosher grocery store in Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris, where at least two people were shot dead during a hostage-taking drama at a Jewish supermarket in eastern Paris. (AFP photo)

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Rescue workers enter after police forces storm a kosher grocery where a gunman held 5 hostages before being killed, in Paris. (AP photo)

Updated on Jan 10, 2015 01:58 am IST

Rescue workers enter after police forces storm a kosher grocery where a gunman held 5 hostages before being killed, in Paris. (AP photo)

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Members of the French police special forces evacuate the hostages including a child (C) after launching the assault at a kosher grocery store in Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris. (AFP photo)

Updated on Jan 10, 2015 01:58 am IST

Members of the French police special forces evacuate the hostages including a child (C) after launching the assault at a kosher grocery store in Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris. (AFP photo)

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Members of the French police force walk above the "peripherique" (circular road) in Saint-Mande, near Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris. (AFP photo)

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Members of the French police force walk above the "peripherique" (circular road) in Saint-Mande, near Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris. (AFP photo)

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French special forces handle arms as they take position on a rooftop of the complex at the scene of a hostage taking at an industrial zone in Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast of Paris. (Reuters)

Updated on Jan 10, 2015 01:58 am IST

French special forces handle arms as they take position on a rooftop of the complex at the scene of a hostage taking at an industrial zone in Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast of Paris. (Reuters)

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Police marksmen take up a position on a roof in Dammartin-en-Goele, north-east of Paris, where two the suspects had held one person hostage as police cornered the gunmen before killing them. (AFP photo)

Updated on Jan 10, 2015 01:58 am IST

Police marksmen take up a position on a roof in Dammartin-en-Goele, north-east of Paris, where two the suspects had held one person hostage as police cornered the gunmen before killing them. (AFP photo)

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Police take cover during the final assault at the scene of a hostage taking at an industrial zone in Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast of Paris. (Reuters)

Updated on Jan 10, 2015 01:58 am IST

Police take cover during the final assault at the scene of a hostage taking at an industrial zone in Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast of Paris. (Reuters)

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A flash of light and smoke appear, in this video grab, at the start of the final assault at the scene of a hostage taking at an industrial zone in Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast of Paris. (Reuters)

Updated on Jan 10, 2015 01:58 am IST

A flash of light and smoke appear, in this video grab, at the start of the final assault at the scene of a hostage taking at an industrial zone in Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast of Paris. (Reuters)

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A helicopter flies over a building, where the suspects of a shooting at a Paris newspaper office were holed up, in Dammartin-en-Goele, France. (AP photo)

Updated on Jan 10, 2015 01:58 am IST

A helicopter flies over a building, where the suspects of a shooting at a Paris newspaper office were holed up, in Dammartin-en-Goele, France. (AP photo)

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