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
Le Monde reports, external that the hostage-taker killed in the kosher supermarket in Paris is Amedy Coulibaly, who was wanted by police over the shootings in Montrouge on Thursday.
Image source, Getty ImagesAt least four hostages killed in Paris supermarket siege, Reuters reports quoting police sources.
Emergency vehicles rushed to the scene in the aftermath of the storming of the supermarket:
Image source, APMonika Berlot in Vincennes, emails: ...Police cars have just rushed back again to the scene, along with ambulances, many people, hundreds, still watching behind the do not cross line.
a journalist at Le Figaro in Dammartin tweets:, external "Three helicopters arise as a result of the assault on the site" and "11 trucks of riot police leave Dammartin."
Frank Gardner
BBC security correspondent
tweets:, external Initial indications are France has successfully ended both hostage situations. 2 #CharlieHebdo, external gunmen reportedly killed, 53 hours after raid
Lisa Louis
BBC News, Paris
Sources close to the investigation confirm to BBC Paris that the two Charlie Hebdo suspects in Dammartin, the Kouachi brothers, have been killed.
Le Monde is reporting that the Great Synagogue of Paris (La Victoire Synagogue) has been evacuated and tonight's Shabbat service there has been cancelled.
in Vincennes has tweeted:, external Seeing these hostages freed gives me goose bumps (translation)
An AFP photo shows some more hostages being evacuated from the Jewish supermarket in Paris.
Image source, AFPAnd CTV News tweeted, external a dramatic still from outside the supermarket:
Image source, TwitterAFP reports that one police officer was injured in the assault on the siege site in Dammartin-en-Goele.
Daniel Sandford
BBC News
tweets, external: Seems like it is all over. 2 and a half days of chaos in Paris and surrounds. 15 civilians/police dead. 3 suspects dead.
Another agency picture shows one man holding a young boy emerging from the Paris store, surrounded by police special forces.
Image source, AFPWendi Kelly emails: "My thoughts have been with the people of France since I first heard about the attack on Charlie Hebdo. I can only hope that this is resolved soon and without much more death."
One of the first images of hostages coming out of the supermarket.
Image source, AFP
Christian Fraser
BBC News, Paris
Shortly after the explosion at the supermarket there were two ambulances that came racing past us and there were paramedics working on somebody, but we don't know who.... we know there were at least two women and children inside the supermarket.
The hostage-taker at the supermarket in eastern Paris is also reported dead by Le Monde newspaper.
Simon Nicholls emailed to support Hélène, and says: "She's absolutely right all TV coverage should be blocked including Twitter/Facebook channels when operations like this take place. The element of surprise goes out the window and allows these terrorist to act with full knowledge of the situation outside."
A source to AFP says that the Kouachi brothers "came out firing" on security forces.
Several hostages at the supermarket in Paris have been freed, according to AFP.