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Charlie Hebdo attack: Manhunt for gunmen enters third day Charlie Hebdo attack: France tightens net in manhunt
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A huge manhunt for the two suspected gunmen in Wednesday's deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine has entered its third day. Police are searching a rural region of northern France in the hunt for Islamist gunmen who attacked Charlie Hebdo magazine.
French police are concentrating their search in a rural area of Picardy north-east of Paris where the two men reportedly robbed a petrol station. The hunt is focused on an area of Picardy where the two fugitives were reportedly last seen on Thursday morning when robbing a petrol station.
For a second night, vigils were held in Paris for the 12 victims of the attack. New vigils have been held worldwide for the 12 victims of Wednesday's massacre.
Muslim leaders have asked mosques across France to condemn the Islamist attack at Friday prayers.
In Washington, President Barack Obama signed a book of condolence at the French embassy.In Washington, President Barack Obama signed a book of condolence at the French embassy.
"We go forward together knowing that terror is no match for freedom and ideals we stand for," he wrote, adding: "Vive la France!" "We go forward together knowing that terror is no match for freedom and ideals we stand for," he wrote, adding, "Vive la France!"
On Friday the Council of Paris is due to hold an extraordinary meeting in which Charlie Hebdo will be made an honorary citizen of the city.On Friday the Council of Paris is due to hold an extraordinary meeting in which Charlie Hebdo will be made an honorary citizen of the city.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said it was a rare honour. The attackers, who shouted Islamist slogans, are believed to have been angered by the satirical magazine's irreverent depictions of the Prophet Muhammad.
"It's also to give strength, to comfort, and to say that these values which were represented by Charlie Hebdo are an integral part of our values," she said.
The attackers are believed to be militant Islamists angered by the satirical magazine's irreverent depictions of the Prophet Muhammad.
Eight journalists, two police officers, a caretaker and a visitor died when two masked men armed with assault rifles burst into the Paris offices. Eleven people were wounded, four of them critically.Eight journalists, two police officers, a caretaker and a visitor died when two masked men armed with assault rifles burst into the Paris offices. Eleven people were wounded, four of them critically.
Night hunt
Helicopters flew over the search area in the darkness for several hours in an area between the Aisne and the Oise rivers.
Armed and masked police kept local roads under surveillance. Earlier police commandos from the Raid and GIGN searched properties in the area house by house.
"[The police] think they have a leg-up at night because they have the technological advantage with heat-seeking technology," journalist Guillaume Debre told the BBC's Newsday programme.
There was, he said, a theory that the two suspects had ditched their car and were on foot. "The big fear for the police is that the two suspects would be able to reach the border with Belgium and would escape the country," he told the BBC.
Police named the suspects as brothers Cherif and Said Kouachi, born in Paris of Algerian parents.Police named the suspects as brothers Cherif and Said Kouachi, born in Paris of Algerian parents.
Two men answering their description robbed a petrol station in Villers-Cotterets, about 80km (50 miles) north-east of Paris on Thursday and the station manager said they were heavily armed with Kalashnikovs and rocket-propelled grenade launchers.Two men answering their description robbed a petrol station in Villers-Cotterets, about 80km (50 miles) north-east of Paris on Thursday and the station manager said they were heavily armed with Kalashnikovs and rocket-propelled grenade launchers.
They were last seen driving a Renault Clio car, believed to be the same vehicle they had hijacked in Paris after the attack.They were last seen driving a Renault Clio car, believed to be the same vehicle they had hijacked in Paris after the attack.
Few details emerged of the search overnight but late on Thursday hundreds of police supported by helicopters were scouring wooded areas in and around the villages of Longpont and Corcy and the town of Villers-Cotterets.
Longpont was sealed off and every house there searched.
Journalist Guillaume Debre told the BBC's Newsday programme that police believe the two suspects had ditched their car and were on foot.
"The big fear for the police is that the two suspects would be able to reach the border with Belgium and would escape the country," he said.
Friday prayersFriday prayers
President Francois Hollande has appealed for tolerance and unity amid fears that underlying social tensions could be worsened by the attacks.President Francois Hollande has appealed for tolerance and unity amid fears that underlying social tensions could be worsened by the attacks.
In an unusual move, he invited the leader of the far-right National Front, Marine Le Pen; far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon and centrist Francois Bayrou to the Elysee Palace on Friday for talks. In an unusual move, he invited the leader of the far-right National Front, Marine Le Pen, far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon and centrist Francois Bayrou to the Elysee Palace on Friday for talks.
With Friday prayers due to be held at mosques across France, Muslim bodies have called on imams to "condemn the violence and the terrorism with maximum firmness". Muslim groups have called on imams to "condemn the violence and the terrorism with maximum firmness".
On Thursday it emerged that the Kouachi brothers were both on the US no-fly list, meaning they were barred from flying into the US. It has emerged that the Kouachi brothers were both on the US no-fly list, meaning they were barred from flying into the US.
A senior US official told AFP news agency that one of the brothers was believed to have trained in Yemen with al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).A senior US official told AFP news agency that one of the brothers was believed to have trained in Yemen with al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
At least nine people connected to the Kouachi brothers have been detained in the towns of Reims and Charleville-Mezieres, as well as in the Paris area, officials said. At least nine people connected to the Kouachi brothers have been detained in the towns of Reims and Charleville-Mezieres, as well as in the Paris area, French officials said.
On Thursday, France marked a national day of mourning for the 12 people killed.On Thursday, France marked a national day of mourning for the 12 people killed.
A minute's silence was held in public spaces and 20 imams joined hundreds gathered outside the offices of Charlie Hebdo to express sympathy for the victims.A minute's silence was held in public spaces and 20 imams joined hundreds gathered outside the offices of Charlie Hebdo to express sympathy for the victims.
Later, the lights on the Eiffel Tower were turned off. Later, the lights on the Eiffel Tower were turned off as a mark of respect.
Several thousand people gathered in the Place de la Republique in Paris for a second night, lighting candles and waving signs that read "Je suis Charlie" ("I am Charlie").Several thousand people gathered in the Place de la Republique in Paris for a second night, lighting candles and waving signs that read "Je suis Charlie" ("I am Charlie").
The lawyer for Charlie Hebdo, Richard Malka, has said that next week's edition of the magazine will go ahead on Wednesday and would have a print run of one million, instead of the normal 60,000 copies. The lawyer for Charlie Hebdo, Richard Malka, has said that next week's edition of the magazine will go ahead on Wednesday and would have a print run of one million instead of the normal 60,000 copies.
Politicians and journalists across the globe have widely condemned the shooting as an attack on freedom of speech and the press.Politicians and journalists across the globe have widely condemned the shooting as an attack on freedom of speech and the press.
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