France terror attacks: What we know

• Two hostage situations near Paris have ended, with three gunmen confirmed killed by police - including the two brothers suspected of the Charlie Hebdo magazine massacre on Wednesday.

• The brothers were killed at a printworks in a village called Dammartin, 25 miles to the north-east of Paris. They died after police stormed the building.

• The other incident was at a kosher grocery store in the east of Paris itself near Port de Vincennes.

• The gunman in that incident - named as Amedy Coulibaly - was also killed when police stormed the building.

• Police had earlier released Coulibaly's name alongside that of a woman - Hayat Boumeddiene - as suspects in the shooting of a policewoman yesterday. It was unclear if Boumeddiene was also at the scene and she appears to still be at large.

• President Hollande confirmed on Friday evening that four hostages were killed at the grocery store. They have not been named.

Printworks siege

• The two brothers suspected of the Charlie Hebdo massacre on Wednesday were killed by armed police today.

• The incident came to a violent end at around 4pm (GMT) when special forces police stormed a printworks building.

The moment police stormed the printworks:

• There was thought to be one person being held hostage. They were said to have escaped alive when police stormed the building.

• The siege had begun at around 8.30am (GMT) when gunfire was heard near Dammartin, sparking a huge police operation.

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Grocery siege

• In what appeared a co-ordinated attack, police stormed the grocery shortly after their colleagues had done the same at the printworks.

• Reports say the gunman - Amedy Coulibaly - was killed when police stormed the building.

• Some hostages were seen escaping from the building although four were also killed.

• AFP reports a security source has said four more were injured in the attack.

• The stand-off with police began when gunshots were heard just before 1pm (GMT) at the grocery.

The moment police stormed the grocery:

• Coulibaly and Boumedienne are thought to be responsible for the murder of a policewoman in Paris on Thursday.

• Coulibaly had reportedly made contact with police negotiators during the siege and demanded the release of the two suspects who were holed up at the printworks 25 miles away.

• It was thought there were up to ten hostages being held in the grocery.

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