Paris hostage-taker 'knows' one Charlie Hebdo killer: source
Published Fri, Jan 9, 2015 · 02:18 PM
[PARIS] The man holding hostages in a kosher grocery on Friday knew at least one of the suspects in the Charlie Hebdo massacre, a source told AFP.
Amedy Coulibaly, 32, was seen with Charlie Hebdo suspect Cherif Kouachi in 2010 during an investigation into an attempted prison break in France. Coulibaly was convicted for his role and was well-known to anti-terrorist police.
AFP
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