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Hypercacher kosher supermarket siege

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Porte de Vincennes hostage crisis
Part of the 2015 Charlie Hebdo shooting
LocationHypercacher kosher supermarket in Porte de Vincennes, Paris, France
Coordinates48°50′49″N 2°24′55″E / 48.846963°N 2.415386°E / 48.846963; 2.415386
Date9 January 2015 (2015-01-09) 13:00 CET –9 January 2015 (2015-01-09) 17:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
TargetJewish supermarket patrons
Attack type
Hostage taking, terrorism
WeaponsTwo AK-47 assault rifles[1]
Deaths5 (including 1 perpetrator)
Injured9
PerpetratorsAmedy Coulibaly,[2] Hayat Boumeddiene[dubious – discuss]

The Porte de Vincennes hostage crisis occurred in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo shooting two days earlier. One of the perpetrators, Amedy Coulibaly, was an acquaintance of Saïd and Chérif Kouachi, the perpetrators of the previous attack.

Hostage-taking

On 9 January, Amedy Coulibaly, armed with two AK-47 assault rifles, entered and attacked a Hypercacher kosher supermarket at Porte de Vincennes in east Paris. He killed four people, all of whom were Jews,[5][6][7] and took several hostages.[8][9] He had a female accomplice, speculated to be his wife, Hayat Boumeddiene.[10]

It was later confirmed that Coulibaly was also the gunman in a shooting in Montrouge that occurred the previous day; the shooting left a female Municipal Police officer dead.[2] A witness stated, "People were buying things when a man came in with a rifle and started shooting in all directions. I ran out. The shooting continued for several seconds."[11]

In an interview with BFMTV during the standoff Amedy Coulibaly stated that he targeted the Jews at the Kosher grocery to defend Muslims, notably Palestinians.[12][13]

During the hostage crisis, Lassana Bathily, a Malian Muslim employee of the store, helped to hide hostages in a cold-storage container in the basement.[14] One hostage hiding underneath a sink sent text messages to police with tactical information.[15]

Coulibaly was reportedly in contact with the Kouachi brothers as the sieges progressed, and told police that he would kill hostages if the brothers were harmed.[16] Nearby schools were placed under lock-down and local Jewish businesses were shut down as a precaution.[17]

Police intervention

Police stormed the grocery store and gunned down Coulibaly. At least four explosions were heard.[18][19] Fifteen hostages were rescued.[20] Several people, including two police officers, were wounded during the incident.[21] French President François Hollande and a prosecutor later confirmed the deaths of four people, all of which occurred before the siege began.[22][23] Explosives tied to a detonator were later found around the store.[19]

  • The Hypercacher supermarket, the day after the hostage crisis

Victims

Killed:

  • Yoav Hattab, 23, college student; son of the Chief Rabbi of Tunis.[24]
  • Philippe Braham, 45, IT sales executive.[24]
  • Yohan Cohen, 23, college student.[24]
  • François-Michel Saada, 64, retiree.[24]

Reactions

President François Hollande described the event as a "terrifying act of anti-Semitism."[25] Israel's Foreign Affairs Minister Avigdor Lieberman issued a statement, saying the attacks "[were] not just against the French people or French Jews, they're against the entire free world. This is another attempt by the dark forces of radical Islam to unleash horror and terror on the West. The entire international community must stand strong and determined in the face of this terror."[26]

See also

General:

References

  1. ^ Helene Fouquet (7 January 2015). "Paris Killings Show Rise of Banned French 'Weapons of War'". Bloomberg.
  2. ^ a b Le suspect de Montrouge, Amedy Coulibaly, était bien le tireur de Vincennes, Le Monde
  3. ^ "Charlie Hebdo attack: the Kouachi brothers and the network of French Islamists with links to Islamic State". 8 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Yemen branch of al-Qaeda claim they directed attack on office of Charlie Hebdo as kosher grocery store killer said he was fighting for the Islamic State and wanted to kill Jews". 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  5. ^ "alert bibi coming". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Four victims of terror attack on kosher supermarket named". ynet.
  7. ^ "Paris shootings: Hostages killed at Jewish supermarket named". International Business Times UK.
  8. ^ "Charlie Hebdo attack: Manhunt – live reporting". BBC News. 9 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Paris shooting updates / Charlie Hebdo attackers take hostage after car chase". Haaretz. 9 January 2015.
  10. ^ "DIRECT – Porte de Vincennes: plusieurs otages, au moins deux morts". MidiLibre.fr.
  11. ^ "Paris attacks: Gunman and four hostages killed at kosher grocery shop as police launch assault". The Independent. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  12. ^ Matthew Weaver. "Charlie Hebdo attack: French officials establish link between gunmen in both attacks — live". the Guardian. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  13. ^ "French forces kill newspaper attack suspects, hostages die in second siege". Reuters. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  14. ^ "This Muslim Clerk At The Paris Kosher Store Risked His Life To Save Jewish Shoppers". The Daily Caller. 10 Jan 2015.
  15. ^ "Paris terror sieges: hostages survived by hiding". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 January 2015.
  16. ^ "Paris shooting: Armed man takes hostages in Paris kosher store". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  17. ^ "Hostages Seized at Kosher Supermarket in Porte de Vincennes: Paris Cops". NBC News. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  18. ^ Amedy Coulibaly Dead: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know,'
  19. ^ a b ABC News. "Paris Terror Attack: 4 Hostages Killed Before Police Staged Final Assault". ABC News. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  20. ^ "Paris hostage situation ends with gunman dead". CBS News. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  21. ^ "Who Is Amedy Coulibaly? Paris Kosher Deli Gunman Once Worked For Coca-Cola, Was Close With Kouachi Brothers". International Business Times. 9 January 2015.
  22. ^ "Quatre otages tués à Paris dans une supérette casher". Libération. 9 January 2015.
  23. ^ Matthew Weaver. "Charlie Hebdo attack: French officials establish link between gunmen in both attacks — live". the Guardian. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  24. ^ a b c d Qui étaient les quatre juifs tués à la porte de Vincennes?, Le Journal du Dimanche, January 11, 2015
  25. ^ Alderman, Liz (January 10, 2015). "After Terrorist Attacks, Many French Muslims Wonder: What Now?". The New York Times.
  26. ^ "Gunman 'Neutralized' At Kosher Supermarket Siege". Newsweek. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
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