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Paris Hospitals on High Alert During Manhunt For Charlie Hebdo Attackers

© East News / AP Photo/Francois MoriAn ambulance exits the main entrance of Begin Army Training Hospital in Saint-Mande, eastern Paris
An ambulance exits the main entrance of Begin Army Training Hospital in Saint-Mande, eastern Paris - Sputnik International
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Hospitals in the northeast of Paris have been put on high alert, ready to provide emergency medical aid, as the two gunmen suspected of carrying out Wednesday's Paris massacre have been cornered by police, French newspaper Le Figaro reported Friday.

French police officers arrive to take up positions near Porte de Vincennes in Paris on January 9, 2015 - Sputnik International
Gunman Takes Hostages at Jewish Grocery Store in Paris, Shots Fired
PARIS, January 9 (Sputnik) The Prefecture of Police of Paris has instructed the hospitals in the department of Seine-et-Marne to be ready for a potential influx of injured as the siege of the suspected criminals is underway, Le Figaro said.

Two main suspects, French nationals of Algerian origin Said and Cherif Kouachi, are believed to be behind the Wednesday attack at the office of the Charlie Hebdo satirical weekly magazine in the French capital, which killed 12 people.

On Friday, the brothers reportedly took a hostage and are holed up in the town of Dammartin-en-Goele, some 26 miles from Paris, surrounded by law enforcement.

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