1 of 3 suspects in Paris terror attack surrenders, 2 others still at large
One of three men sought in connection with Wednesday’s deadly terror attack on the Paris offices of a satirical magazine has turned himself into police, a French judicial official told the Associated Press early Thursday.
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the ongoing investigation, said that the man surrendered voluntarily. The man in custody is believed to be 18-year-old Hamyd Mourad, the youngest of the three suspects in the shooting which killed 12 people, including eight of the magazine’s journalists.
Earlier Thursday, French police released images of the two other suspects, named as Cherif Kouachi and Said Kouachi, both in their early 30s. They remain at large, and authorities say they should be considered armed and dangerous.
Overnight, heavily armed police moved into the city of Reims, in France’s Champagne country east of Paris, apparently searching for the suspects. Video from BFM-TV showed police dressed in white apparently taking samples inside an apartment. It was not immediately clear who lived there.
