Anatomy of a standoff: How the French hostage crises went down

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On Friday, French security forces killed the two brothers — Cherif and Said Kouachi — suspected of murdering 12 people in an attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. The suspects were killed after an hours-long standoff with police near the Charles de Gaulle Airport.

Meanwhile in Paris, a third gunman, Amedy Coulibaly, was killed by police at a kosher supermarket after taking several people hostage. Four people were killed

See also: Dramatic photos from the simultaneous hostage crises in France

The standoffs began after an extensive manhunt, following the attack on the magazine Wednesday. Read more...

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