Wednesday, 7 January 2015

Youngest of three suspects (18 year old) in Paris attack surrenders to police

From left, Cherif Kouachi and Said Kouachi.

An 18-year-old implicated alongside two brothers in the bloody attack against a satirical weekly in Paris has surrendered to police, according to a source close to the case.

"Hamyd Mourad handed himself in to police ... on Wednesday at 11pm after seeing his name circulating on social media," the source said.Earlier French police said they had identified three men as suspects in the deadly attack.

The two other men were named as brothers Said Kouachi and Cherif Kouachi, both French nationals in their early 30s.

"He has been arrested and taken into custody," another source confirmed.

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