Charlie Hebdo attack: Police hunt suspects north of Paris

huge police operation is under way north-east
of Paris in the search for the main suspects in
Wednesday's deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine.

Officers are searching areas near the town of
Villers-Cotterets where the two men reportedly
robbed a petrol station.
The village of Longport has been sealed off, with
house-to-house searches for the brothers, Cherif
and Said Kouachi.
France has been marking a rare national day of
mourning for the 12 victims of the attack on the
magazine in Paris.
Officials say there is no evidence of a link
between the Charlie Hebdo attack and a second
gun attack on Thursday, in which a policewoman
was shot dead in Montrouge, a southern suburb
of the capital.
The gunman, armed with a machine-gun and a
pistol, fled the attack scene in Montrouge.
Officials have extended the highest security level
already in place in Paris to the northern Picardy
region as police, including special anti-terror
units, continue the manhunt for the Charlie
Hebdo attackers.
Meanwhile, vigils for the victims are continuing
across France on Thursday evening, with the
lights of the Eiffel Tower in Paris turned off at
19:00 GMT in tribute to those killed.
Earlier in the day, a minute's silence was held in
public spaces. Twenty imams joined hundreds
gathered outside the offices of Charlie Hebdo to
express sympathy for the victims.