Seven arrested over deadly attack at Charlie Hebdo

French Police in France have made seven arrests as they hunt for two named suspects over the deadly attack in Paris on staff at a satirical magazine, BBC informs.

The seven are thought to be associates or family of the suspects. They were detained in the towns of Reims and Charleville-Mezieres, as well as in the Paris area.

Arrest warrants were issued for Cherif Kuoachi, 32 and his brother Said Kouachi,34, said to be “armed and dangerous”. A third suspect has surrendered.

Cherif Kouachi was sentenced in 2008 to three years in prison for belonging to a Paris-based group sending jihadist fighters to Iraq.

Paris has been placed on the highest terror alert and extra troops have been deployed to guard media offices, places of worship, transport and other sensitive areas.

At the same time, a gunman fired on police in the south Paris suburb of Montrouge on Thursday morning, injuring an officer before fleeing, security sources say, but it is not known whether the incident is linked to the attack on Charlie Hebdo. French President Francois Hollande has presided over an emergency cabinet meeting in Paris.

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