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The car believed to have been used by the attacker who shot dead a police officer in Montrouge is removed by police.

Lyse Doucet
Chief international correspondent

reporting from Paris, says that people in the city are describing Wednesday's events as France's 9/11.

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A man holds a placard that reads "Je Suis Charlie", as members of the European Parliament in Brussels also gather during a minute of silence for victims of the Charlie Hebdo shooting.

In Paris, people held hands during the silence, before ending it with applause.

People gather outside Notre Dame in Paris for a moment of silence. The bells of Notre Dame are set to ring for ten minutes.

People across France pause to observe a minute's silence for the victims of Wednesday's attack.

The French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo will come out as scheduled next week, one of its surviving editorialists has told the AFP news agency.

Journalist with RFI-Radio France, Carrie Nooten, says the police officer who died after being shot in Montrouge had been in the area to assist in the aftermath of a traffic accident.

Carol Collins emails: What I don't understand is how any of these murdering terrorists think that their actions will advance their cause. In fact, they are destroying the image of Islam and arousing greater anti-Muslim sentiment throughout the world. Or maybe that is their hidden agenda! Now there's a thought.

Ros emails: Gail suggests we should bring back the death penalty for terrorists - but then you are sinking to the same level as the terrorists, and you risk making martyrs of them. We have to remain civilised, and not let the terrorists destroy our concept of a democratic and free society - if you do, they have won.

Lyse Doucet
Chief international correspondent

Tweets, external: "French media reporting owner of petrol station saw 2 men wearing masks in car with guns & rocket launcher #CharlieHebdo."

Muslim organisations in France call for all imams in all mosques to condemn violence and terrorism at Friday prayers.

Ros Atkins
Outside Source Presenter

Tweets, external: "AFP reporting that suspects have Kalashnikovs and rocket launchers. Cited at service station in NE France. Now on road. #CharlieHebdo"

Cherif Kouachi (L) had long been known to French police. He worked as a pizza delivery man in Paris. Less is known about brother Said - the BBC has written a profile of the two.

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Local television station BFMTV reports that the two main suspects in the Charlie Hebdo attack have been seen armed on a motorway in a car with masked plates in Aisne, northern France.

Knut emails: The terrorists claim they fight for religion. If so, do they really think the Prophet or their God need their help? Who do they think they are? The New Gods and Prophets? Can they spell "contradiction"? No, they are not fighting for what they claim they fight for. Je suis Charlie

Joan Jones emails: Every bill board in the country should carry a Charlie Hebdo cartoon.

Margaret Rainforth emails: Terrorist is a misnomer because they do not strike terror into the hearts of their victims. They energise and revitalise and bring us together with renewed solidarity. They should be called idiotists or cluelessists.

Ahmed Kechkar emails: The principals should be respected. Muslim people they don't like anybody, including Muslims, to mock or to say something bad about Islam or about the Prophets. Therefore they should be respected for that.

Two armed suspects in Charlie Hebdo shootings located in northern France, AFP reports.