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French police launch massive manhunt to nab Charlie Hebdo gunmen

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A massive manhunt has been launched to nab the gunmen who barged into the office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris and shot dead 12 people.

According to the BBC, eight journalists and two policemen were among the dead. Police issued photos of two suspects, describing them as "armed and dangerous".

At least one of the three suspects in the attack on Charlie Hebdo has reportedly surrendered to the police.

According to Deadline.com and as reported by French daily Le Monde, Hamyd Mourad, 18, who was ID'd as one of the suspects in the killing of 12 people at the offices of the satirical newspaper, turned himself in.

 

The remaining two suspects, identified as brothers Said Kouachi and Cherif Kouachi, both Frenchmen were still at large.

President Francois Hollande condemned the attack, calling it a "cowardly murder" and declared a day of national mourning on Thursday.

At least 12 people were killed and 10 wounded after masked gunmen stormed the offices of a French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris on Wednesday.

The French publication had reportedly tweeted a cartoon mocking IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi just an hour before the gunmen barged into their office and wrecked havoc.

The attacks have triggered outrage across the world.

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First Published: Jan 08 2015 | 1:25 PM IST

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