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| Manhunt Continues for 2 Suspects in Massacre at Charlie Hebdo Office | Manhunt Continues for 2 Suspects in Massacre at Charlie Hebdo Office |
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| PARIS — The French authorities, including antiterrorism squads, carried out an intense manhunt on Thursday for the two brothers suspected of staging the deadly terrorist attack on the office of the newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris a day earlier that left a dozen dead. Officials detained and questioned seven people overnight in connection with the assault. | PARIS — The French authorities, including antiterrorism squads, carried out an intense manhunt on Thursday for the two brothers suspected of staging the deadly terrorist attack on the office of the newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris a day earlier 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 men resembling the two suspects had been spotted in the Aisne region, northeast of Paris. News reports said that the two had robbed a gas station in the area, and that forces had swarmed the area searching for the car carrying the men. | |
| Even as the nation observed a moment of silence in remembrance of the victims of Wednesday’s assault, there were unnerving reports of a killing of a police officer and a street sweeper in a southern suburb of Paris and accounts of attacks on mosques in other parts of France. | Even as the nation observed a moment of silence in remembrance of the victims of Wednesday’s assault, there were unnerving reports of a killing of a police officer and a street sweeper in a southern suburb of Paris and accounts of attacks on mosques in other parts of France. |
| Prime Minister Manuel Valls of France, in an interview on RTL radio on Thursday, said that the suspects were heavily armed and that the authorities’ main concern was preventing another attack. He issued a plea for witnesses to contact the police. | Prime Minister Manuel Valls of France, in an interview on RTL radio on Thursday, said that the suspects were heavily armed and that the authorities’ main concern was preventing another attack. He issued a plea for witnesses to contact the police. |
| The two chief suspects in the attack on Wednesday, Said and Chérif Kouachi, 34 and 32, who are brothers, remained at large as a manhunt continued over 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 attack on Wednesday, Said and Chérif Kouachi, 34 and 32, who are brothers, remained at large as a manhunt continued over 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 had been arrested overnight, but he offered no details on their ties, if any, to the Kouachi brothers. | Bernard Cazeneuve, the interior minister, confirmed that seven people had been arrested overnight, but he offered no details on their ties, if any, to the Kouachi brothers. |
| People across this traumatized nation stood in silence at noon in their offices and in public places to remember the victims of the attack, one of the worst in France since World War II. | People across this traumatized nation stood in silence at noon in their offices and in public places 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 attack provoked a mix of anger, fear, grief, defiance and solidarity on Thursday, a day after nearly 100,000 people took to the streets across France to show unity. | The attack provoked a mix of anger, fear, grief, defiance and solidarity on Thursday, a day after nearly 100,000 people took to the streets across France to show unity. |
| On Thursday, in public transit, malls, offices, public parks and other places across the country, citizens were hunched over newspapers 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 Thursday, in public transit, malls, offices, public parks and other places across the country, citizens were hunched over newspapers 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 religious 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 religious extremism. |
| The French capital, already on edge, was further shaken by reports of the shooting of a police officer and a street sweeper. There was no immediate evidence that the shooting was linked to the Charlie Hebdo assault. | The French capital, already on edge, was further shaken by reports of the shooting of a police officer and a street sweeper. There was no immediate evidence that the shooting was linked to the Charlie Hebdo assault. |
| BFM TV reported that the officer, a woman, had later died. News reports said that she had been called to the scene of a traffic accident, where she came under fire by a man reportedly wearing a bulletproof vest. | BFM TV reported that the officer, a woman, had later died. News reports said that she had been called to the scene of a traffic accident, where she came under fire by a man reportedly wearing a bulletproof vest. |
| Mr. Cazeneuve, who left an emergency government meeting to go to the scene of Thursday’s shooting, said the police were searching for the attacker and warned against drawing any premature conclusions. | Mr. Cazeneuve, who left an emergency government meeting to go to the scene of Thursday’s shooting, said the police were searching for the attacker and warned against drawing any premature conclusions. |
| 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, it said that no one had been hurt and that there were no known links between the explosion and the attack at Charlie Hebdo. The police were investigating, the news service said. | 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, it said that no one had been hurt and that there were no known links between the explosion and the attack at Charlie Hebdo. The police were investigating, the news service said. |
| Mr. Valls declined to detail the state of the investigation of the attack on Charlie Hebdo. He said the priority was to hunt down and find the terrorists who had carried out the attack, and to prevent them from continuing to spread terror. He said that photographs of the suspects had been released to help with the search. | Mr. Valls declined to detail the state of the investigation of the attack on Charlie Hebdo. He said the priority was to hunt down and find the terrorists who had carried out the attack, and to prevent them from continuing to spread terror. He said that photographs of the suspects had been released to help with the search. |
| Mr. Valls said that the suspects had been known to the French authorities and had been tracked. “We are facing an unprecedented terrorist threat, both internally and externally,” he said, adding that, despite all the counterterrorism efforts underway, “there was not zero risk.” | Mr. Valls said that the suspects had been known to the French authorities and had been tracked. “We are facing an unprecedented terrorist threat, both internally and externally,” he said, adding that, despite all the counterterrorism efforts underway, “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 at in London gathered and held pens to display solidarity with the victims | 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 at 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 quizzically 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 quizzically at each other. “Be careful, they might have pens,” the caption reads. |