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Coulibali: "I was sent by Al Qaeda from Yemen" - Is this the first partnership of the two terrorist organizations for common attacks in Europe? - Hollande: We dealt with terrorist threat but is not over yet

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While the cruel terrorists were holding the hostages, at the same time they were talking to journalists of French networks.

Trained terrorists by al Qaeda and its offspring from Yemen as well as followers of the Islamic State were the three gunmen and their partner who spread terror in the last three days in France.

“I Serif Kouasi, was sent by AL Qaeda of Yemen. I was funded by Anouar al Aoulaki”, stated to the French channel BMF the 32 year old terrorist, who along with his by two years younger brother killed in cold blood 12 people at Charlie Hebdo magazine and died earlier today.

According to Reuters and police sources, at least four hostages died during the assault

Hostage-taker dead, several hostages at jewish grocery, freed – At least four hostages dead

French citizens were facing their worst nightmare since, during the past few hours, while the hostage situation in a city in Northern France was well underway, carried out by the perpetrators of the Charlie Hebdo attack. However, an armed man  invaded a Jewish grocery store in Port de Vincennes, Paris, and was holding hostages. The ‘couple’ who had purportedly planned this attack have been identified as Hayat BOUMEDDIENE and Amedy COULIBALY.

Early reports indicate that the offender was holding at least five people, including women and children, and had two AK-47s on his person, while French media stated that there had already been a shootout and that there are two people dead. However, the French Interior Ministry has stated that these allegations are false.

After a coordinated police operation, the grocery store was assaulted, the hostage-taker Amedy Coulibaly was killed, and several hostages were freed. Eyewitness reports state that police shouted “Get down, we have him!” to innocents as they flashbanged their way through the door, and took down the perpetrator who was threatening to take innocent lives.

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