Summary

  • French forces storm two separate hostage sites in and around Paris on 9 January, killing three hostage takers

  • Charlie Hebdo suspects Said and Cherif Kouachi killed at a printing warehouse north of Paris

  • One employee trapped in the printing works was rescued

  • Hostage-taker, named by officials as Amedy Coulibaly, also killed in assault on Paris supermarket

  • Four hostages killed and another four seriously injured at the supermarket, officials say

  1. Shopkeeper fearspublished at 18:16 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2015

    One Jewish shopkeeper, who gave his name as Jerome, told the BBC that Jews in Paris are frightened after the recent attacks. He says policemen closed many shops, including his own, "because they are afraid that there may be another terrorist on the street".

  2. Postpublished at 18:09 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2015

    World Have Your Say is live on the BBC World Service, where they will be speaking to residents in Paris and Dammartin-en-Goële. You can tweet the programme @bbc_whys and listen online here.

  3. Anonymous vow 'cyberwar'published at 17:58 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2015

    "Hacktivist" group Anonymous have released a video statement, external saying they will take revenge for the terrorist attacks by shutting down jihadist websites.

    AnonymousImage source, Anonymous
  4. Postpublished at 17:53 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2015

    Getty's Dan Kitwood has filed these photographs of people watching the events in Paris at a cafe, and of the police operation outside the kosher supermarket in the city.

    People watch on TV in a cafe as police mobilize at the hostage situation at Port de Vincennes on January 9, 2015Image source, Getty Images
    Police mobilize at the hostage situation at Port de Vincennes on January 9, 2015Image source, Getty Images
  5. Hostages emergepublished at 17:44 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2015

    TV footage shows a number of hostages from the supermarket leaving the building, escorted by police and emergency personnel. A separate clip shows smoke from an explosion at the warehouse in the northern town of Dammartin-en-Goele, after police entered the building.

  6. Postpublished at 17:43 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2015

    Prime Minister David Cameron

    tweets, external: I've accepted President Hollande's invitation to join the Unity Rally in Paris this Sunday - celebrating the values behind #CharlieHebdo, external.

  7. Dramatic imagespublished at 17:43 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2015

    Our gallery of images includes the moments when special forces police stormed the print works in Dammartin-en-Goele, where the Charlie Hebdo suspects were killed, and the Paris supermarket (below):

    Explosion at supermarket in ParisImage source, AFP
  8. Postpublished at 17:35 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2015

    Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve tells BFMTV news channel he is very sad about the loss of lives, adding that he wants to thank the police forces "from the bottom of his heart". He is on his way to the site of the supermarket siege, the channel adds.

  9. Get in touchpublished at 17:31 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2015

    Hannah Sedgwick emails: "It isn't often I burst into tears upon reading the news. My thoughts are with all the bereaved families."

  10. Casualty figures unclearpublished at 17:30 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2015

    Conflicting reports remain over how many hostages were killed at the supermarket, with AP reporting four killed, including the gunman, and AFP and Reuters putting the death toll at five including gunman.

  11. Postpublished at 17:22 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2015

    A reporter for Le Nouvel Observator, Donald Hebert, says the operation does not look over yet. He says he saw police run behind the store "clearly looking for someone... maybe accomplices".

  12. Send us your picturespublished at 17:19 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2015

    Monika Berlot sent us this picture from her hotel room in Vincennes.

    People gathered in streetImage source, Monika Berlot
  13. Get in touchpublished at 17:15 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2015

    Martin Minecraft emails: "Without detracting from the truly tragic events that have unfolded today, the amazing work and coordination from the French police has proved a positive in the way that they have managed to deal with two simultaneous hostage situations. The death toll would be much, much higher if the the police didn't maintain such a high level of professionalism."

  14. Four 'critically wounded'published at 17:14 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2015

    Four people are critically wounded following the siege on the supermarket in Porte de Vincennes in Paris, says security source reported by AFP

  15. Email uspublished at 17:12 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2015

    David emails: "Some very brave French men and women put their own lives at risk today and deserve the free world's thanks."

  16. Postpublished at 17:12 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2015

    Two police officers were reportedly injured in the operation to free the hostages at the kosher supermarket.

  17. Get in touchpublished at 17:12 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2015

    Helene Pasqualetti, Porte de Vincennes emails: I live about three minutes away from the supermarket. We aren't allowed to leave the building now. My eight-year-old son was at school nearby today and a lot of the parents with children at the school were worried. I've now picked him up but I had to show my ID to get inside the school. The children weren't allowed out at playtime. Some children at the school had an idea of what was going on and were crying at school because they knew their parents were outside.... People here are really shaken.

  18. Hollande to address nationpublished at 17:11 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2015

    President Francois Hollande is to address the nation via television statement some time before 19:00 GMT (20:00 local time) - AFP

  19. Postpublished at 17:11 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2015

    People watch on as police and emergency personnel attend to the hostage situation.

    People watch on Avenue Joffre as police mobilize at the hostage situation at Port de Vincennes on 9 January 2015 in Paris, France.Image source, Getty Images
  20. Postpublished at 17:04 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2015

    It is still unclear how many hostages were held inside the Paris supermarket but multiple sources are now saying around 10 people were seen running from the building during the police operation to free them.