Charlie Hebdo massacre: Suspects 'rob service station'

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: BBC

The two main suspects in the Islamist attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris are said to have robbed a service station in the north of France.

They stole food and petrol, firing shots as they struck at the roadside stop near Villers-Cotterets in the Aisne region, French media report.
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According to the manager of the service station that was robbed on the RN2 road in Aisne at about 10:30 (09:30 GMT), the attackers fit the description of the two men, and were heavily armed with Kalashnikovs and rocket-propelled grenade launchers.

They are said to have driven off in the direction of Paris in a Renault Clio car, apparently the same vehicle hijacked in Paris soon after the Charlie Hebdo attack.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30721677

[Roland99]

1. Well, the prophet Muhammad did say...

When under pursuit, it is righteous and good to plunder and kill.



or something....



or maybe not....

[Fred Sanders]

3. I think that was Jesus....

[Roland99]

6. Jesus, Muhammad...tomatoe, tomahtoe...

let's call the whole thing off!

[MADem]

19. I thought that was Blackbeard....!!!!!! nt

[underpants]

2. This is getting to be eerily similar to the Boston Marathon bombers

[Fred Sanders]

4. Except France is united in courage, not trembling in fear, or told to stay inside and lock your door

[brooklynite]

11. And people aren't complaining when armed police come to their door to search...

[Fred Sanders]

14. You know the home owner?

[Recursion]

10. Just thinking that (nt)

[pennylane100]

15. That is what I thought when I red the article.

I believe the Boston ones stopped at a gas station after and I think they hijacked someone's car.

[underpants]

17. Right

Well at least I remembered the same. Another pair of brothers too included a older one who traveled and a really young one. Weird.

[jeanmarc]

5. not very professional

You would think they would have enough cash if they planned this out.

Nothing like robbing a place to draw attention again.

[Fred Sanders]

7. More and more amateurish all the time it appears.

[leftynyc]

21. You know,

I'm not convinced they really expected to get away from the Paris shootings. They really could be making this "getaway" up as they go along.

[OhioChick]

8. Hopefully they're caught soon

I thought they were caught yesterday evening.

[muriel_volestrangler]

9. That was a false report of "1 dead, 2 in custody", claimed by NBC to come from

"two senior U.S. counterterrorism officials". NBC backed out of it with "however, the officials later said the information that was the basis of that account could not be confirmed. "

If such people really did say that to NBC, it's pretty disappointing - spreading rumours to the American media rather than letting the French authorities handle when information is given out. Even if it had been true, what if their capture had given a heads-up to an accomplice that they had to run immediately? It might have jeopardised an operation.

[OhioChick]

12. Oh, I agree

The US media has been known to jump the gun time and time again.

[muriel_volestrangler]

13. I'm more worried if the officials actually existed and said what NBC said they did

Irresponsibility by counterterrorism officials is a concern.

[Blue_Tires]

18. In that case, those senior officials need to be outed

There is no obligation to provide anonymity for a source who provides false info...

[jakeXT]

16. And I thought they found the ID in the abandod car after they crashed it ....

The attackers then fled outside, where they clashed three times with the police. They then drove off in a black Citroën and headed north on the right bank of Paris. During their escape, prosecutors said, they crashed into another car and injured its female driver before robbing another motorist and driving off in that person’s vehicle. The police said that the black Citroën was found abandoned in the 19th Arrondissement.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/08/world/europe/charlie-hebdo-paris-shooting.html?_r=0

[NewDeal_Dem]

20. before or after they left their ID behind? and did they take off their masks during the

robbery?

[JesterCS]

22. Livestream here

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/charlie-hebdo-massacre-suspects-have-stolen-a-car-and-are-on-the-run-again-9966876.html