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| PARIS — The French authorities carried out an intense manhunt on Thursday for the two brothers who are suspected of mounting the deadly terrorist attack on the Paris office of the newspaper Charlie Hebdo that left a dozen dead. Officials detained and questioned seven people overnight in connection with the assault. | PARIS — The French authorities carried out an intense manhunt on Thursday for the two brothers who are suspected of mounting the deadly terrorist attack on the Paris office of the newspaper Charlie Hebdo that left a dozen dead. Officials detained and questioned seven people overnight in connection with the assault. |
| Xavier Castaing, a spokesman for the Paris police, said that two men who resembled the suspects had been spotted in the Aisne region northeast of Paris. News reports said that the two men who were seen there had robbed a gas station, and that police forces were swarming the area, searching for the car they were using. | Xavier Castaing, a spokesman for the Paris police, said that two men who resembled the suspects had been spotted in the Aisne region northeast of Paris. News reports said that the two men who were seen there had robbed a gas station, and that police forces were swarming the area, searching for the car they were using. |
| Even as France observed a moment of silence in remembrance of the victims of the Wednesday attack, there were unnerving reports on Thursday of the killing of a police officer and a street sweeper in a southern Paris suburb, and accounts of attacks on mosques in other parts of France. | Even as France observed a moment of silence in remembrance of the victims of the Wednesday attack, there were unnerving reports on Thursday of the killing of a police officer and a street sweeper in a southern Paris suburb, and accounts of attacks on mosques in other parts of France. |
| Prime Minister Manuel Valls of France said in an interview on RTL radio that the authorities’ main concern was preventing another terrorist attack. He issued a plea for witnesses to contact the police with any relevant information. | Prime Minister Manuel Valls of France said in an interview on RTL radio that the authorities’ main concern was preventing another terrorist attack. He issued a plea for witnesses to contact the police with any relevant information. |
| The two chief suspects in the Charlie Hebdo attack were identified as Said Kouachi, 34, and his younger brother Chérif, 32. The authorities searched for them on Thursday across a wide area of northern France. A third suspect, Hamyd Mourad, 18, turned himself in at a police station in Charleville-Mézières, about 145 miles northeast of Paris. | The two chief suspects in the Charlie Hebdo attack were identified as Said Kouachi, 34, and his younger brother Chérif, 32. The authorities searched for them on Thursday across a wide area of northern France. A third suspect, Hamyd Mourad, 18, turned himself in at a police station in Charleville-Mézières, about 145 miles northeast of Paris. |
| Bernard Cazeneuve, the interior minister, confirmed that seven people were detained overnight in connection with the case, but he offered no details on their ties, if any, to the Kouachi brothers. | Bernard Cazeneuve, the interior minister, confirmed that seven people were detained overnight in connection with the case, but he offered no details on their ties, if any, to the Kouachi brothers. |
| Two American officials said on Thursday that the Kouachi brothers had ties to Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen, but the officials declined to say whether that meant the suspects had been in communication with the group or had traveled there and perhaps received training. The officials cited the ongoing investigation. | Two American officials said on Thursday that the Kouachi brothers had ties to Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen, but the officials declined to say whether that meant the suspects had been in communication with the group or had traveled there and perhaps received training. The officials cited the ongoing investigation. |
| A recent issue of Inspire — the propaganda magazine published by the affiliate, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula — named Charlie Hebdo’s editor, Stéphane Charbonnier, on a suggested hit list of Westerners who it said had insulted the Muslim faith. His name was in a two-page spread under the heading, “A Bullet a Day Keeps the Infidel Away — Defend the Prophet Mohammed.” Mr. Charbonnier was killed in the attack. | A recent issue of Inspire — the propaganda magazine published by the affiliate, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula — named Charlie Hebdo’s editor, Stéphane Charbonnier, on a suggested hit list of Westerners who it said had insulted the Muslim faith. His name was in a two-page spread under the heading, “A Bullet a Day Keeps the Infidel Away — Defend the Prophet Mohammed.” Mr. Charbonnier was killed in the attack. |
| People across France stood in silence at noon in their offices and in public places on Thursday to remember the victims of the attack, one of the worst in France since World War II. | People across France stood in silence at noon in their offices and in public places on Thursday to remember the victims of the attack, one of the worst in France since World War II. |
| In a national day of mourning, bells tolled. Children at schools stopped classes. Corporate boardrooms cut short meetings. The Paris Métro came to a halt. At mosques, people bowed their heads. Even some electronic road signs displayed the words “I am Charlie,” the unofficial slogan of supporters of the newspaper and its fallen staff members. | In a national day of mourning, bells tolled. Children at schools stopped classes. Corporate boardrooms cut short meetings. The Paris Métro came to a halt. At mosques, people bowed their heads. Even some electronic road signs displayed the words “I am Charlie,” the unofficial slogan of supporters of the newspaper and its fallen staff members. |
| The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, announced that the lights of the Eiffel Tower would be shut off at 8 p.m. Thursday in tribute. | The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, announced that the lights of the Eiffel Tower would be shut off at 8 p.m. Thursday in tribute. |
| On trains and station platforms, in malls, offices and public parks, citizens across France were hunched over newspapers on Thursday with headlines detailing the killings. Most defiantly went on with their lives, even as patrols by armed soldiers hinted that things were not as usual. | On trains and station platforms, in malls, offices and public parks, citizens across France were hunched over newspapers on Thursday with headlines detailing the killings. Most defiantly went on with their lives, even as patrols by armed soldiers hinted that things were not as usual. |
| At Notre Dame Cathedral, pedestrians wept as dozens stood silent on a gray and rainy day to pay tribute to the victims of the attack. There was a palpable sense of determination that France and its vaunted republican values of free speech and freedom of the press would not be bowed by extremism. | At Notre Dame Cathedral, pedestrians wept as dozens stood silent on a gray and rainy day to pay tribute to the victims of the attack. There was a palpable sense of determination that France and its vaunted republican values of free speech and freedom of the press would not be bowed by extremism. |
| The shooting of a police officer and a street sweeper on Thursday rattled a city already on edge, though there was no immediate indication that the shooting had anything to do with the Charlie Hebdo assault. News reports said the officer had been called to the scene of a traffic accident, where she came under fire from a man said to have been wearing a bulletproof vest; she later died of her wounds, BFM TV reported. | The shooting of a police officer and a street sweeper on Thursday rattled a city already on edge, though there was no immediate indication that the shooting had anything to do with the Charlie Hebdo assault. News reports said the officer had been called to the scene of a traffic accident, where she came under fire from a man said to have been wearing a bulletproof vest; she later died of her wounds, BFM TV reported. |
| Separately, Agence France-Presse reported on Thursday that there had been an explosion near a kebab shop Thursday morning in the eastern town of Villefranche-sur-Saône, not far from a mosque. Citing unnamed officials, the news organization said that no one was hurt and that there were no known links to the attack at Charlie Hebdo. | Separately, Agence France-Presse reported on Thursday that there had been an explosion near a kebab shop Thursday morning in the eastern town of Villefranche-sur-Saône, not far from a mosque. Citing unnamed officials, the news organization said that no one was hurt and that there were no known links to the attack at Charlie Hebdo. |
| Mr. Valls said the priority for the Charlie Hedbo investigators was to find the gunmen, who he said were heavily armed, and to prevent them from continuing to spread terror. | Mr. Valls said the priority for the Charlie Hedbo investigators was to find the gunmen, who he said were heavily armed, and to prevent them from continuing to spread terror. |
| The Kouachi brothers were known to the French authorities and had been tracked, he said. “We are facing an unprecedented terrorist threat, both internally and externally,” Mr. Valls said. Despite all the country’s counterterrorism efforts, he said, “there was not zero risk.” | The Kouachi brothers were known to the French authorities and had been tracked, he said. “We are facing an unprecedented terrorist threat, both internally and externally,” Mr. Valls said. Despite all the country’s counterterrorism efforts, he said, “there was not zero risk.” |
| France’s grief also resonated across the world. One photograph on Instagram showed the arm of what appeared to be newborn baby with a wristband saying “I am Charlie.” At newsrooms across Europe, including in Paris and London, journalists halted their reporting to commemorate their fallen colleagues. Members of Parliament in London gathered and held pens to display solidarity with the victims | |
| One cartoonist, who uses the name Matt, paid tribute to those who died by drawing a cartoon published in The Daily Telegraph of two masked gunmen looking at each other. “Be careful, they might have pens,” the caption reads. | One cartoonist, who uses the name Matt, paid tribute to those who died by drawing a cartoon published in The Daily Telegraph of two masked gunmen looking at each other. “Be careful, they might have pens,” the caption reads. |